2008
November 2008
Thursday 20 November 2008
Thu 20 Nov, 7 pm. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Thursday, November 20 Arlington Capitol Theatre North American Premiere Sponsored by: Beth El Temple Center, Belmont, Temple Emunah, Lexington, and Temple Isaiah, Lexington Gift to Stalin, The Podarok Stalinu Director: Rustem Abdrashev Country: Poland/Israel/Russia/Kazakhstan released 2008 Duration: 97 min. Language: Russian / Kazakh w/ subtitles In 1949, soon after Joseph Stalin unleashes another wave of repression, a little Jewish boy is found alive in a railroad car full of dead bodies. Rescued by a Kazakh railroad worker, the boy grows up loved and free, yet dreams of finding his exiled parents. Panoramas of the vast steppes of Kazakhstan dazzle the eyes as the story of Sasha and the people who care for him touches the heart. This film is a true gem a