Mr. Zwilling and Mrs. Zuckerman

Overview

In the west of Ukraine, not far from the border to Romania, there is a faraway European city: Chernivtsi. It was once the centre of Jewish culture in the Bukowina, a border area characterized over centuries by a multi-cultural mixture of peoples. Here, Ukrainians, Poles, Romanians, Germans and Jews lived side by side. Volker Koepp’s film focuses on Mr. Zwilling and Mrs. Zuckermann, two of the last few Jews born in the old Chernivtsi/Czernowitz. They share a friendship but also their love for the German language. Mr. Zwilling visits 90-year-old Mrs. Zuckermann daily in the early hours of the evening. They talk about old times, about shared events, about politics and literature and the worries of everyday life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 3, 1999

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Ukrainian

Countries

Germany

Director

Volker Koepp

Writer

Barbara Frankenstein,Volker Koepp

Cinematography

Thomas Plenert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0202390