Box For Life
Synopsis
Noah Klieger is the last living survivor of the boxing team of Auschwitz and the oldest still active journalist in the world. In between, he saw from close up and survived many of the defining events of the 20th century, and some of the events he may have even steered a bit. 91-year old Klieger is a Jewish Forrest Gump.
Credits
Director(s)
Uri Borreda
Producer(s)
Shemi Shoenfeld
Script
Uri Borreda
Cinematography
Uri Akerman
Editor
Ayala Ben-Gad
Original Music
Peter Gyori
Cast
n/a
Original Language
Hebrew, French
Subtitles
English
Sound designer
Ronen Nagel
Produced with the help of
IBA Channel 1, Makor Film Fund
Broadcaster
IBA Channel 1
Research
Ana Gesner
Festival Highlights
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Best Documentary
Ransgate IFF2019 -
Theme Award
Overcome Film Festival2019
Jewish Motifs, Poland, 2017
Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, China, 2017
History Film Festival, , 2019
Philadelphia Jewish Flim Festival, USA, 2019
Reviews
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"Box for Life is an inspiring story of resilience and optimism. Noah Klieger’s legacy teaches us all how to live our best lives, meeting each challenge as they come with strength, courage and hope. Uri Borreda, film writer, director and producer is a masterful story teller, enabling viewers to feel an endearing personal connection to Noah Klieger, without ever having physically met him. Talking with Uri after the viewing of the film enriched our viewers experience of the film, bringing Noah to life with even more vibrancy. The conversation with Uri is what makes viewing this film a Festival experience and not just watching a movie.
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- Nancy Schiffman, Associate Executive Director, Stamford JCC Jewish Film Festival of Fairfield County
