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The Peretzniks

2010 · 52 min

A quiet, wistful gathering of voices recalling a lost school community, leaving a lingering ache of exile and memory.

Directed by: Slawomir Grünberg
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Sara Kagan, Włodzimierz Press

Overview: Interviews with students of the post-war Jewish I.L. Perec school in Łódź, Poland, who were mostly scattered around the world after anti-Semitic purges in 1968.

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Directed by: Slawomir Grünberg
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Sara Kagan, Włodzimierz Press

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
isolation
immigration
grief
Places: school
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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