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Ochberg's Orphans

Synopsis

It's 1921. In Russia a million children are without parents after six years of war, famine and disease. Nearly 300,000 of them have been orphaned by murderous anti Semitic attacks, their lives hanging by a thread. In South Africa, businessman Isaac Ochberg dreams a dream of saving some of these helpless and lost souls. Filmed in the original locations, together with unique archive footage and testimony from survivors, 'Ochberg’s Orphans' reveals this unknown story of heroism.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
40 mins
Format
Digi Beta/HD
Director
Jon Blair
Producer
Georgina Townsley, Paul Goldin
Co-Producer
Georgina Townsley, Paul Goldin
Editor
Matthew Briggs
Director of Photography
Lance Gewer
Composer
Simon Rogers

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

I. O. Productions Ltd - a Rainmaker Films Ltd company

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12 St. George Street
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UK

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www.rainmakerfilms.co.uk

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