The Waters of the Bug River

Aug 28, 2020

1h 25m

★ 8.0

Overview

Dedicated to the poet Paul Celan, the film traces the itinerary of the deportation of Jews from Czernowitz and Bucovina to Mikhailovka camp on the banks of the river Bug during WW2. Among them was the poet’s mother.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Goupil cinémaginaire

Traumhaus Studios

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Cast

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Philippe Kellmer

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Eric Celan

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Aleksandr Gelman

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Efim Vygodner

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Rita Shveibisch

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Esther Fleischman

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Walter Spelsberg

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