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Mendel (1998)
A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his family's actions during the war and their nightmares now. His imagination frequently runs away from him.
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A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his family's actions during the war and their nightmares now. His imagination frequently runs away from him.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Alexander Røsler
In Theaters:3/20/1998
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Northern Lights, Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), Norsk Film
Cast
Alexander Røsler
Director
Thomas Jüngling Sørensen
Mendel
Teresa Harder
Bela Trotzig
Hans Kremer
Aron Trotzig
Martin Meingast
David
Bjørn Sundquist
Vottemannen
Charlotte Trier
Mrs. Freund
Wolfgang Pintzka
Mr. Freund
John Henning Görbing-Hermstad
Markus Freund
Lene Bragli
Mrs. Rosen
Geo von Krogh
Mr. Rosen
Bjørn Jenseg
Ugland
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