Denver Jewish Film Festival 2023

Adam & Ida - Almost a Fairytale

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For the first time in their life, Adam and Ida Paluch tell their story to a German film crew. It is an incredible tale about a lifelong quest about identity, loss and the search for belonging – told through interviews and animations illustrating the Jewish twin’s only vague memories. Adam and Ida were three years old when they were separated during the Holocaust. Adam survived a concentration camp and was later adopted. Ida survived the war hidden by a Polish couple. Both children were baptized, issued a fake birth certificate with new names and grew up Catholic. It seemed all but impossible that they would ever reunite. However, the twins always felt “something missing”. Following a 53-year long journey that took them around the globe, one day Ida believes to recognize her brother on a newspaper photo resembling her grandfather. When the two strangers meet, they are convinced to have found each other at last. “We know it is us,” says Ida. Is it a happy end? Can history be overcome? 

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    60 minutes
  • Language
    English, Polish
  • Country
    Germany
  • Director
    Jan Tenhaven
  • Screenwriter
    Tilman Muller, Jan Tenhaven
  • Executive Producer
    Olaf Jacobs
  • Cinematographer
    Sven Kiesche
  • Editor
    Oliver Szyza
  • Composer
    Cassis Birgit Staudt
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