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Cafe Nagler

  • Israel, Germany
  • Documentary
  • 2015
  • 59 min.
  • Director(s): Mor Kaplansky
  • Producer(s): Liran Atzmor, Yariv Barel, Mor Kaplansky

Synopsis

During the 1920s, Café Nagler was the hottest place in Berlin. The director embarks on a journey to find out what’s left of the legendary café owned by her family. After discovering that family myths don’t always match historical facts, she’ll re-create her family’s past together with her Berlin peers.

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Credits

Director(s)

Mor Kaplansky

Producer(s)

Liran Atzmor, Yariv Barel, Mor Kaplansky

Script

Mor Kaplansky

Cinematography

Yariv Barel

Editor

Arik Lahav-Leibovitz, Idit Aloni

Original Language

Hebrew, English, German

Subtitles

Hebrew, English, Russian

Sound designer

Ronen Nagel

Co-director

Yariv Barel

Festival Highlights

Berlinale, Germany, Culinary Cinema, 2016

Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2016

Dok.Fest Munich, Germany, 2016

Filmmor Women's International Film Festival, Turkey, 2016

Detroit Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2016

Minsk International Film Festival, Belarus, 2016

Devour! The Food Film Fest, Canada, 2016

Molodist International Film Festival, Ukraine, 2016

La Costa International Film Festival , USA, 2016

Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2015

Reviews

  • A tender, beautiful and loving film, which subtly recalls the crucial part the German Jews once had within Berlin culture.
    Berliner Morgenpost