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The Paper Brigade (2018)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Diane Perelsztejn

Synopsis

Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.

Actors

Dominique Lévy
Dominique Lévy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Self - Narrator (voice)
Samuel Bak
Samuel Bak
Self - Painter
Bernard Suchecky
Bernard Suchecky
Self - Historian
Yonat Rotbein
Yonat Rotbein
Self - Ruszka Korczak's Daughter
Youval Louria
Youval Louria
Self - Z. Kalmanovich's Grandson
David E. Fishman
David E. Fishman
Self - Historian
Hadas Kalderon
Hadas Kalderon
Self - Actress
Liliana Cordova Kaczerginski
Liliana Cordova Kaczerginski
Self - Political Activist
Alexander Tamir
Alexander Tamir
Self - Musician
Itzik N. Gottesman
Itzik N. Gottesman
Self - Yiddish Culture Scholar
Sam Norich
Sam Norich
Self - Newspaper Publisher
Abraham Sutzkever
Abraham Sutzkever
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Avram Zeleznikow
Avram Zeleznikow
Self (archive footage)
Shmerke Kaczerginski
Shmerke Kaczerginski
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich
Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich
Self - Yiddish Culture Scholar (archive footage)

Crews

Diane Perelsztejn
Diane Perelsztejn
Director
Diane Perelsztejn
Diane Perelsztejn
Writer
Bernard Suchecky
Bernard Suchecky
Writer
Bernard Suchecky
Bernard Suchecky
Technical Advisor
Willy Perelsztejn
Willy Perelsztejn
Producer
Olivier Roncin
Olivier Roncin
Producer
Didier Hill-Derive
Didier Hill-Derive
Director of Photography
Philippe Vandendriessche
Philippe Vandendriessche
Sound Engineer
Marguerite Le Bourgeois
Marguerite Le Bourgeois
Editor
Emmanuel Leraille
Emmanuel Leraille
Production Director
Jean Dewailly
Jean Dewailly
Production Assistant
Levana Frenk
Levana Frenk
Researcher
Julija Matulyte
Julija Matulyte
Assistant Director
Evaldas Černiauskas
Evaldas Černiauskas
Drone Cinematographer
Aleksey Zaitsevsky
Aleksey Zaitsevsky
Drone Cinematographer
Stéphan Higelin
Stéphan Higelin
Color Grading
Stéphan Higelin
Stéphan Higelin
Graphic Designer
Adrien Thyrion
Adrien Thyrion
Post Production Coordinator
Pierre Bruyns
Pierre Bruyns
Sound Editor
Pierre Bruyns
Pierre Bruyns
Sound Mixer
Sander Villers
Sander Villers
Sound Editor
Sander Villers
Sander Villers
Sound Mixer
Natascha Eeman
Natascha Eeman
Sound Editor
Natascha Eeman
Natascha Eeman
Sound Mixer
Marc Doutrepont
Marc Doutrepont
Music Supervisor
Willy Perelsztejn
Willy Perelsztejn
Executive Producer
Olivier Roncin
Olivier Roncin
Executive Producer
Gaidig Lavanant
Gaidig Lavanant
Executive Producer
Adeline Pavageau
Adeline Pavageau
Production Manager
Chloé Lucin
Chloé Lucin
Production Assistant

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