A Jewish Girl in Shanghai
Synopsis
Set mainly in and around the Shanghai Ghetto in Japanese-occupiedShanghai during the Second World War, the film tells the story of three children. Rina and her younger brother Mishalli are Jewish refugees who escaped Europe but are without their parents. A-Gen is a Chinese orphan boy who meets Rina and helps her and her brother to survive. The children form strong friendships and have adventures as they try and fend off the Japanese army occupying the city, and their allies, the Nazis. In the background, the Second Sino-Japanese War takes place, while the children must face the uncertainty that concerns the fate of Rina and Mishalli’s parents in Europe.
Credits
Director(s)
Wang Genfa, Zhang Zhenhui
Producer(s)
Wang Tianyun, Ren Zhonglun, Cai Hongzhuan, Shi Bixi, Wu Pei
Script
Wu Lin
Original Music
Shi Jiayang
Cast
Cui Jie, Zhao Jing, Ma Shaohua
Original Language
Mandarin (Chinese)
Subtitles
English, Hebrew
Produced by
Shanghai Animatino Film Studio, Shanghai Film Group corp.
Photo Credit
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Festival Highlights
Festival of Tolerance, Slovenia, 2017
Westchester Jewish Film Festival (Jacob Burns Film Center) , USA, 2017
JW3, UK, 2014
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2012
Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2012
Bucharest Jewish Film Festival, Romania, 2012
Skirball Cultural Center , USA, 2012
Macau International Movie Festival, , 2011
Pitigliani Film Festival, Italy, 2011
Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2011
Seattle Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2011
São Paulo Jewish Film Festival, Brazil, 2011
Reviews
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A Chinese commercial success in its 2010 release, the 80-minute animated feature produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio is a more than welcome cinematic ambassador for bolstering Jewish-Chinese relations. It describes with sensitivity and caution the life of Shanghai Jews, who fled from Nazi Germany to find themselves in a 'stateless' zone within Japanese-occupied Shanghai.
Zippy Frames
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With its unusual combination of beautifully drawn animation and a rarely heard perspective on the wartime experience, this charming, naïve film will keep audiences of all ages utterly engrossed. Jonathan Walton, UK Jewish Film Festival
