Pastry, Pain and Politics

Overview

For Mr.Weintraub, an elderly Jew from New York, all Arabs are terrorists, and for Hayat, a young Palestinian woman, all Jews are thieves and murderers. Mrs. Weintraub, a Holocaust survivor, never again wants to set foot on German soil. The story unfolds when the Weintraubs, on their way to Israel, stop in Switzerland. While eating rich German pastry, Mr. Weintraub collapses, and is rushed to a hospital where Hayat, the nurse, has to take care of him.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 19, 1998

Original language

English

Director

Stina Werenfels

Writer

Stina Werenfels

Cinematography

Patrick Cady

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0177095