THE DANUBE EXODUS
Anti Oscars
Captain Nándor Andrásovitz documented life on his river cruise ship "Queen Elisabeth" while travelling up and down the Danube. Director Peter Forgacs shaped this archival footage into a compelling montage film. In 1939, the Jewish community of Bratislava rented two ships to transport 900 individuals from Slovakia, Hungary and Austria to safety in Palestine. One year later, Andrásovitz sailed in the opposite direction, this time bearing hundreds of German refugees from Bessarabia on the run from the approaching Red Army.
NLD 1998 / 60 min
Language: German, Hebrew
Director: Péter Forgács
- Cinematographer: Nándor Andrásovits
- Editor: Kati Juhász, Péter Forgács
- Music: Tibor Szemző
- Sound: Zsolt Hubay
- Producer: Cesar Messemaker
- Production Company: Lumen Film
- Co-Production Company: VPRO Television
Captain Nándor Andrásovitz documented life on his river cruise ship "Queen Elisabeth" while travelling up and down the Danube. Director Peter Forgacs shaped this archival footage into a compelling montage film. In 1939, the Jewish community of Bratislava rented two ships to transport 900 individuals from Slovakia, Hungary and Austria to safety in Palestine. One year later, Andrásovitz sailed in the opposite direction, this time bearing hundreds of German refugees from Bessarabia on the run from the approaching Red Army.
- Cinematographer: Nándor Andrásovits
- Editor: Kati Juhász, Péter Forgács
- Music: Tibor Szemző
- Sound: Zsolt Hubay
- Producer: Cesar Messemaker
- Production Company: Lumen Film
- Co-Production Company: VPRO Television