BERENSHTEIN
ברנשטיין View trailerFollowed by a Q&A with Producer Ronen Machlis Balzam.
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Roman Shumunov
Director
BERENSHTEIN
About the film
The last surviving member of the great partisans who located Hitler’s secret weapon, the V2 missile development facility, revisits his past as a soldier in World War II. By diving into his traumatic memories, he is forced to grapple with the dissociation and loss of identity that ensued after the war. Based on the true story of Leonid Berenshtein.
Films and Awards:
- 2022 Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival – Audience Choice Award Winner
Film details
Category
Features
Running Time
110 Minutes
Year
2021
Language
Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, German (with English subtitles)
Premiere
West Coast Premiere
Production Companies
Metaphor
Distributor
Go2Films
Director
Roman Shumunov
Screenwriter
Simon Shechter
Producer
Ronen Machlis-Balzam, Emanuel Shechter, Hila Guy, Lior Sasson
Cinematography
Evgeny Usanov, Ronen Kruk
Editor
Roman Shumunov
Music
Michael Goorevich
Cast
Leonid Berenshtein, Yaroslav Kucherenko, Anton Karlinsky, Olga Proskyrenko