The Kozalchik Affair (2015)
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Country:
Israel, Poland
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Duration:
53 min
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Genre:
biography, history
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Director:
Ron Ninio
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Producer:
Tuvi Arbel, Ronit Chen
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Cast:
Itzik Kozalchik
About film
Even though Jacob Kozalchik collaborated with the Nazis, he managed to save many prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp from certain death. Despite this, when the war ended, Kozalchik was arrested. Many years later, his son Itzik travels to Auschwitz, trying to understand who was the father he has never seen – a traitor or a hero.
Director
was born in 1954, Israeli theatre and television director and screenwriter. He directs plays for Israel's major theatres. Most of Ninio's television projects won awards at the Haifa International Film Festival. In 2015 he released his documentary The Kozalchik Affair about a Nazi collaborator who was saving Auschwitz prisoners.
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Director
was born in 1954, Israeli theatre and television director and screenwriter. He directs plays for Israel's major theatres. Most of Ninio's television projects won awards at the Haifa International Film Festival. In 2015 he released his documentary The Kozalchik Affair about a Nazi collaborator who was saving Auschwitz prisoners.
