My Australia
Written and directed by Ami Drozd
Israel/Poland, 2011
In the social and economic fallout that followed World War 2, ten-year old Tadek and his older brother Andrzej become victims of the decaying zeitgeist in post-war Poland. They benightedly join a gang of hooligans with neo-Nazi attitudes, but after being arrested for beating up a group of Jews, their mother reluctantly reveals their hidden Jewish history and identity.
Tadek’s mum, realizing the futility of being Jewish in Poland, resolves to move away, and, under the pretext of going to his coveted Australia, Tadek and his family sail to Israel in hopes of starting a new life.
The first half of the My Australia plays out as an intriguing combination of American History X and The Believer. As Tadek and his brother come to grips with their previously unknown heritage, they try to rationalize their past with their present, understand...
Written and directed by Ami Drozd
Israel/Poland, 2011
In the social and economic fallout that followed World War 2, ten-year old Tadek and his older brother Andrzej become victims of the decaying zeitgeist in post-war Poland. They benightedly join a gang of hooligans with neo-Nazi attitudes, but after being arrested for beating up a group of Jews, their mother reluctantly reveals their hidden Jewish history and identity.
Tadek’s mum, realizing the futility of being Jewish in Poland, resolves to move away, and, under the pretext of going to his coveted Australia, Tadek and his family sail to Israel in hopes of starting a new life.
The first half of the My Australia plays out as an intriguing combination of American History X and The Believer. As Tadek and his brother come to grips with their previously unknown heritage, they try to rationalize their past with their present, understand...
- 5/5/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
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