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Argentina: 3 film(s)
36 Righteous Men
Eichmann’s End: Love, Betrayal, Death
I Miss You / Te extraño

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36 Righteous Men
Daniel Burman | Argentina | 2011 | 70mm
World Premiere
Daniel Burman (Waiting for the Messiah, NYJFF 2002; Lost Embrace, NYJFF 2005; Empty Nest, NYJFF 2009) returns to the NYJFF having made his first documentary. Camera in hand, Burman joins a group of Orthodox Jews on their annual pilgrimage to the tombs of Tzaddikim (righteous men) in Russia, Ukraine and Poland, culminating at the tomb of the 17th-century spiritual leader, the Baal Shem Tov. Intrigued by the Jewish mystical belief in 36 hidden Tzaddikim who are always on this earth yet must remain anonymous, Burman takes us on an intimate journey across 2,500 miles and into his own identity as a Jew.
Daniel Burman, director, will be in attendance.

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Pawel Loziñski | Poland | 2010 | 9mm
U.S. Premiere
Three explorers painstakingly decipher inscriptions on gravestones in the lushly overgrown Jewish cemetery in Warsaw.
Pawel Loziñski, director, will be in attendance.
Wed Jan 26: 3:45pm
Wed Jan 26: 8:30pm



Eichmann’s End: Love, Betrayal, Death
Raymond Ley | Germany/Israel | 2010 | 90mm
U.S. Premiere
This brilliantly constructed film tells the story leading up to the capture of Adolph Eichmann by Mossad agents in Argentina. Interwoven with testimonials of people involved in the events are high-end dramatic scenarios. At the heart of the film is the unbelievable yet true story of a love affair between a Holocaust survivor’s daughter and the boy she did not realize was Eichmann’s son. Ulrich Tukur stars as the German journalist interviewing Eichmann in Argentina before his capture.
Mon Jan 17: 6:00pm
Sun Jan 23: 4:00pm



I Miss You / Te extraño
Fabián Hofman | Mexico/Argentin | 2010 | 96mm
New York Premiere
This sensitive drama depicts the exile of Javier, a 15-year-old boy who leaves his home because of the political situation in 1970s Argentina. His middle-class Jewish family is torn apart by the “disappearance” of his older brother; his parents send him to live with relatives in Mexico. Javier struggles to grow up and to separate himself from the specter of his missing sibling.
Sat Jan 22: 6:30pm
Sun Jan 23: 8:30pm

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