Bitter Herbs and Honey

Overview

Bitter Herbs and Honey tells a richly textured story of the making of multi-cultural Australia. Through the saga of the the story of the Jewish migrants, mainly from Eastern Europe, who made their first home in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Carlton, the film explores issues at the heart of Australia's development towards cultural diversity. The film builds a picture of poor immigrants who left Europe in the period of turmoil preceding, and in the wake of, the Second World War, having lost everything spiritually and materially. In a country most had never heard of on the other side of the earth, they began to rebuild their lives.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 18, 1996

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Australia

Production

Amber Films

Director

Monique Schwarz

Writer

Monique Schwarz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1051788