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Hanele (1999)

Hanele (1999)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1999, November 4
Directors: Karel Kachyňa
Countries: Czech Republic
Production: Česká televize
Cast: Václav Chalupa, Radim Kalvoda, Hanuš Bor, Daniel Margolius, Alois Švehlík, Eva Holubová, Peter Šimun, Miroslav Noga, Stanislav Zindulka, Jan Kraus, Milan Lasica, Jiří Pomeje

Overview:

Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a little Ruthenian schtetl which, in true Hassidic fashion, awaits the arrival of the Messiah. But Hanele decides to follow the Zionists instead. She moves to the city to prepare for her departure to the Promised Land, where she meets a successful businessman named Ivo Karadzic, who has renounced Judaism to become a free-thinker. Their love for each other doesn’t only drive Hanele’s parents to distraction, it also threatens to destroy the entire community in the schetl.

Keywords:

1930s based on short story hasidic judaism