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The One That Got Away

  • Great Britain, Hungary
  • Documentary
  • 2012
  • 70 min.
  • Director(s): Sam Lawlor, Lindsay Pollock
  • Producer(s): Katalin Schulteisz

Synopsis

Thomas fell in love with Edith in a Nazi internment camp. Snatching an opportunity to flee he saved his life but lost Edith. 60 years later he corresponds with Edith as he retraces his wartime journey. Decades after being separated, will they change one another’s lives again?

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Credits

Director(s)

Sam Lawlor, Lindsay Pollock

Producer(s)

Katalin Schulteisz

Cinematography

Sam Lawlor, Lindsay Pollock

Editor

Sam Lawlor, Lindsay Pollock

Cast

Thomas Beck, Edith Greiman

Original Language

English, Hungarian

Subtitles

English

Sound Designer

Felix Martin

Festival Highlights

Jerusalem JFF, Israel, 2013

JCC Manhattan, USA, 2014

University of Florida, USA, 2014

United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston, USA, 2014

Human Rights Watch, Canada, 2015