Marek Edelman ...and There Was Love in the Ghetto

dir. Jolanta Dylewska 2019 Poland, Germany 79 min.
2019 - Hot Docs Toronto
Amidst all the hell of the ghetto, goodness and beauty were present there as well. And love. Love turned out to be the most important value, more important than life itself.


“Why does nobody ask if there was love in the ghetto? Why is nobody interested in it? Love made people last.” The question put forward by Marek Edelman, the former commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, aims to prove that amidst all the hell of the ghetto, goodness and beauty were present there as well. And love. Love turned out to be the most important value, more important than life itself.

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