Sabotage
Synopsis
January 1945, less than two weeks before the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp evacuation, four forced laborer women, Estusia Wajcblum, Rosa Robota, Alla Gartner, and Regina Safirstein were hanged in public, accused of sabotaging the Nazi war machine. Sabotage tells the dramatic unknown story of the women’s underground operation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a story of feminine heroism, resistance, and tragedy told through the eyes of Anna Wajcblum Heilman, Estusia’s sister and youngest member of the women’s resistance.
Under the horrific inferno of Auschwitz, Anna writes a diary describing the dramatic story of the women’s resistance, the camaraderie, and the friendship between them.
Credits
Director(s)
Noa Aharoni
Producer(s)
Levi Zini
Script
Noa Aharoni
Editor
Neta Braun
Original Music
Karni Postel
Original Language
Hebrew, English
Subtitles
English
Animation
Yoel Frohlich
Produced with the help of
The New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT), Ministry of Culture and Sport - The Israeli Film Council, the Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts, the Conference on Jewish Material Claim Against Germany, KAN Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, CoPro – Israeli Content Marketing Foundation RA
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best Mid Length Documentary AwardIsraeli Documentary Forum Awards2022
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023
Charleston JFF, USA, 2023
Montreal Israeli Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Calgary JFF, Canada, 2023
Zagreb JFF - Festival of Tolerance, Croatia, 2023
Nashville Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2023
Berlin JFF, Germany, 2023
Toronto JFF, Canada, 2023
