Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann

Synopsis

In the west of Ukraine, not far from the border to Romania, there is a faraway European city: Czernowitz. It was once the centre of Jewish culture in the Bukowina, a border area characterized over centuries by a multi-cultural mixture of peoples. Here, Ukrainians, Poles, Romanians, Germans and Jews lived side by side. Volker Koepp’s film focuses on Mr. Zwilling and Mrs. Zuckermann, two of the last few Jews born in the old Czernowitz. They share a friendship but also their love for the German language. Mr. Zwilling visits 90-year-old Mrs. Zuckermann daily in the early hours of the evening. They talk about old times, about shared events, about politics and literature and the worries of everyday life.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Volker Koepp
Writing	Writer	Volker Koepp Barbara Frankenstein
Editing	Editor	Angelika Arnold
Crew	Cinematography	Thomas Plenert
Department	Role	Name

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