Jewish Family Movies

Nagyvárad, Hungary, 1944. From February to June, Eva Heyman, a 13-year-old Jewish girl, wrote a diary describing the harsh conditions of her...

Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. Out of economic necessity he moves with his family...

A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood.

A captivating and personal detective story that uncovers the truth behind the childhood of Michaël Prazan's father, who escaped from...

Inspired by true events, Noah, a neurotic musician stuck at home with his mother and sister as they mourn the death of their father. Against the...

Following 'Leedvermaak' (Schadenfreude) from 1989 and 'Qui vive' from 2001, the trilogy is now complete with 'Happy end'. Frans Weisz directed,...

Eli, an outcast teen, connects with his isolated grandfather Samuel for the first time, and uncovers his surprising past, when he makes his grandpa...

A soon to be married couple from Barcelona entrust their parents with the organization of their marriage, who they will meet for the first time in a...

Alice and Horst paints a moving portrait of two siblings from Saarbrücken whose lives were shaped by their family’s antifascist...

Martin is rejected by his mother with callousness and beaten by his father: a childhood without love. The story sounds like a case study from the...

A thief in Lvov, Poland, during the German occupation who uses his knowledge of the sewer system to help a Jewish family escape.

In this absorbing and intimate debut documentary, New York journalist Marisa Fox delves into her mother’s secret past, discovering revelations...

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

Guests step out in smart hats and sumptuous furs for a Jewish wedding at London’s Central Synagogue.

Follow the happy couple from the family shop on Brick Lane to a garden party serenaded by the San Diego Dance Band.