This Year in Czernowitz

Overview

Chernivtsi, an out-of-the-way city in the middle of Europe. It was once part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy as the capital of the crown province of Bukowina. People of many different nationalities, languages, and cultures lived here together: Ukrainians, Romanians, Germans, Poles, Huzulians. Almost half of the population of Chernivtsi, once amounting to 150,000 inhabitants, were Jews. The southern part of Bukowina is now part of Romania, the north, with Czernowitz/Chernivtsi, belongs to the Ukraine. Six years ago Volker Koepp made his film Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann there. Dieses Jahr in Chernivtsi returns there with emigrants and their descendants.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 7, 2004

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English, German, Hebrew, Russian, Ukrainian, Yiddish

Countries

Germany

Cast

Harvey Keitel,Norman Manea

Director

Volker Koepp

Writer

Volker Koepp

Cinematography

Thomas Plenert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0409894