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Thursday, January 18 at 6:00pm O Cinema South Beach

USA-Germany-Israel | 96 minutes | 2023

UnBroken

Florida Premiere

As each generation ages, the need to record family history before it is forever lost increases in urgency. Filmmaker Beth Lane embarks on an international quest to uncover answers about the plight of her mother and her six siblings who, as mere children, escaped Nazi Germany relying solely on their own youthful bravado and the kindness of strangers. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a benevolent farmer, the children spent two years fending for themselves. Emboldened by their father’s mandate that they ‘always stay together,’ the children used their own cunning and instincts to fight through hunger, loneliness, bombings, and fear. Their journey culminates with a painful ultimatum, when, separated from their father, they are told that they must declare themselves as orphans in order to escape to a new life in America. Unbeknownst to them, this salvation would become what would finally tear them apart, not to be reunited for another 40 years. Told with wit, warmth, and a sense of unfolding discovery, UnBroken is a heartwarming achievement.

The special premiere event will feature director Beth Lane in attendance to introduce the film and participate in a Q&A afterward.

Director's Bio

Directed by Beth Lane

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Beth Lane is a filmmaker and actress living in Los Angeles. A graduate of the MFA program at UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film & Television, Beth is the writer, producer, and director of the feature documentary film, UnBroken. For Beth, this film is both a professional milestone and a personal quest to immortalize the incredible story of her family’s survival as Jews living in Germany during World War II and the unwavering courage shown by those who helped them.

Cast and Credits

Director

Beth Lane

Screenwriter

Beth Lane, Aaron Soffin

Cinematographer

Olivia Aquilina

Editor

Aaron Soffin

Cast

Philip Boehm, Gertrude Chapman, Renee Dicker, Ruth Gilliana, Beth Lane, Ginger Lane

Film Info

Year

2023

Country

USA-Germany-Israel

Run-time

96 minutes

Language

English, German
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