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Pastry, Pain and Politics (S)

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Original title

Pastry, Pain and Politics

Year

1998

Running time

30 min.

Country

Switzerland

Director

Stina Werenfels

Screenwriter

Stina Werenfels

Cast

Cinematography

Patrick Cady

Producer

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Navigator Film

Genre

Drama | Short Film

Synopsis

For Mr.Weintraub, an elderly Jew from New York, all Arabs are terrorists, and for Hayat, a young Palestinian woman, all Jews are thieves and murderers. Mrs. Weintraub, a Holocaust survivor, never again wants to set foot on German soil. The story unfolds when the Weintraubs, on their way to Israel, stop in Switzerland. While eating rich German pastry, Mr. Weintraub collapses, and is rushed to a hospital where Hayat, the nurse, has to take care of him.

Awards: 1998: Swiss Film Awards: Best Short Film

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Pastry, Pain and Politics (S)

1998

Stina Werenfels