Broken Branches

Director: Ayala Sharot

Country: Israel

Year of production: 2014

Duration: 25 min

Subject:

Totalitarian regimes
Minority rights
Discrimination

Audience:

Teachers
Pupils

An animated documentary that tells the story of Michal Rechter. Michal was only 14 when she left her home in Poland and travelled to Israel by herself on the eve of the Second World War. Her family was supposed to join her the following year, but when the war started, everything changed. Michal's memories come to life in colorful animation depicting her lonely transition from childhood to adulthood.