Oma & Bella

Biography/Society, Germany/United States 2012

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Regina Karolinski and Bella Katz have a special shared apartment in Berlin-Charlottenburg: the two Jewish women, born in Vilnius and Katowice, survived the Holocaust, built a new life for themselves in Germany in the post-war period, lost their husbands and then discovered a common passion - cooking. In their Charlottenburg apartment, Yiddish cuisine remains alive - chicken soup, red borscht and sugar cookies. Regina's granddaughter, filmmaker Alexa Karolinski, accompanies her friends through their everyday lives, observes them in their daily routines, listens to their conversations about identity, cohesion and home. Eating, it becomes clear, means remembering, love and presence.
76 min
HD
Starting at 10
Audio language:
German
Subtitles:
EnglishGerman

Awards

German Documentary Film Award 2013 Prize of the City of Ludwigsburg
Grimme Award 2014 Eberhard-Fechner-Förderstipendium der VG Bild-Kunst, Director/Screenplay

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Composer:

Annette Focks

Cast:

Regina Karolinski (Grandma)

Bella Katz (Bella)

Original title:

Oma & Bella

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 10

Audio language:

German

Subtitles:

EnglishGerman