A dream-like recreation of a moment in the Warsaw Ghetto based on the famous photograph of a frightened child with raised hands.
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Jarosław Dunaj
Krzysztof Franio
Monika Mozer
Etl Szyc
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A girl. A boy. A love story. But also about dreams, fears, life, true love, friendship and how we deal with it. And a secret between them...
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In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
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