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Gitel

Synopsis

Attractive, intelligent and witty, Gitel is a successful violinist who lives in a Kuybyshev apartment. To the outsider, she has everything. But Gitel hides a secret. A survivor of the Holocaust, she is haunted not only by painful memories of the past, but also by the ghosts of her two sisters who perished in an extermination camp. Unable to escape her past, Gitel cannot embrace her future. One night she meets Lev, a quiet man who struggles with his own disturbing past. Reluctantly and painfully, Lev and Gitel try to find love in one another.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
115 mins
Director
Robert Mullan
Producer
Arturas Dvinelis

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Gizmo Films

13 Queensborough Mews
London
W2 3SG

Sales Company

Cinemavault (CA)

1240 Bay Street, Suite 307
Toronto M5R 2A7
Ontario
Canada

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