ROTEM

The documentary presents the story of Simcha Ratajzer-Rotem (aka Kazik), a man whose eventful life could serve as a basis for several films. He was a member of the Jewish Combat Organization, one of the last living participants of the Ghetto Uprising, who also fought in the Home Army, Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. The film is full of the Second World War memories. Archival materials and photos are accompanied by the protagonist’s long conversation with Marek Edelman.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
75'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Agnieszka Arnold
SCRIPT:
Agnieszka Arnold
DOP:
Witek Orski, Grzegorz Komosiński
EDITOR:
Jan Sieczkowski
MUSIC:
Zygmunt Krauze
PRODUCTION:
Baltmedia

Agnieszka Arnold »

Director, screenwriter and reporter. A graduate of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw. She has made almost thirty documentary films including TV documentaries. In her work she often focuses on the Holocaust (…Where Is My Older Son, Cain, 1999; Neighbours, 2001) and presents people who have been important for contemporary Poland (Leader, 2005; The Rebellious Sage, 2009).
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