Broken Branches

25 min
Israel
Discrimination Minority rights Totalitarian regimes

eng: for_whom

Activists / NGOs Pupils Teachers

Broken Branches

An animated documentary that tells the story of Michal Rechter. Michal was only 14 when she left her home in Poland and travelled to Israel by herself on the eve of the Second World War. Her family was supposed to join her the following year, but when the war started, everything changed. Michal's memories come to life in colorful animation depicting her lonely transition from childhood to adulthood.

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