2014 Drama
Germany/Switzerland/France
1h 33min
Original language: German, Hungarian, Hebrew
The Last Mentsch follows Auschwitz survivor Marcus Schwartz, a self-described "normal" German with no Jewish ties, who as an old man suddenly realizes that he wishes to be buried in a Jewish cemetery. For proof of the heritage he's spent a lifetime denying, he must return to his hometown in Hungary and dig up evidence of his birth.
Directed by | Pierre-Henry Salfati |
Written by | Pierre-Henry Salfati, Almut Getto |