Passion River Productions (Firm)
1) Aftermath
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this controversial Polish drama based on true historic events, brothers Jozek and Franek discover a secret and are forced to revise their perception of their father, family, neighbors, and the history of their nation.. Winner of Best Actor (Maciej Stuhr) and nominated for Best Film and Best Actress (Danuta Szaflarska) at the Polish Film Awards.. "With its slow-burn pacing and horrifying reveals, AFTERMATH remains a deeply compelling puzzle." -...
2) La Rafle
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Audiences of all ages are discovering writer-director Rose Bosch’s powerful portrayal of France‘s infamous Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, featuring international stars Jean Reno (The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, The Professional) and Mélanie Laurent (Beginners, Inglorious Bastards, Now You See Me) in a subtly moving, career-defining performance.. On July 16th, 1942, French authorities carried out an extensive raid of Jews in greater Paris, resulting...
3) 24 Days
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because he's Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".. Winner of the Lia Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival.. "As a suspenseful true crime story, 24 Days succeeds. As a warning against the ever present dangers of anti-Semitism, it is eloquent and disturbing." - The Boston Globe. "A real-life Taken. Tremendously...
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Arik, a teenage boy growing up in Haifa in 1968, gets a job working for Yankele Bride, a matchmaker. Yankele, a mysterious Holocaust survivor, has an office in back of a movie theater that shows only love stories, run by a family of seven Romanian dwarves in the seedy area by the port. Yankele introduces Arik to a new world, built on the ruins of an old one.. As Arik begins to learn the mysteries of the human heart through his work with Yankele, he...
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a rift between the men and women in a devout community in Jerusalem in this rousing, good-hearted comedy. Awash with Jerusalem's distinctive glow, THE WOMEN'S BALCONY is a warm, poignant portrait of a modern community struggling to balance protocol with practical, progressive values - at once rebellious and respectful in spirit.. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Orna Banai) and Best Supporting...
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Rape of Europa tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich and the Second World War. On a journey through seven countries, the film takes the audience into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe. For twelve long years, the Nazis looted and destroyed art on a scale unprecedented...
