Henryk, who was a young boy during the war, recalls his family story and claims that during WWII Jews had an untapped chance to leave Silesia legally.
"Touch of Angel is a story of great importance for international history," said the film’s producer, Małgorzata Walczak. "Thanks to MEDIA Development financial support, materials were found in several archives in Berlin, Yad Vashem and New York.
"The documentary is a Polish-German coproduction between Polish Television (www.tvp.pl), which also handles Polish distribution, and Zoyda Art Production from Poland and Germany’s Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln. Touch of Angel received financial support from the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl), Stiftung fur Deutsch-Polnische Zusammenarbeit (www.fwpn.org.pl) and the MEDIA Programme (www.ec.europa.ec). Touch of Angel's 165,000 EUR budget took five years to assemble.
The film will shoot on location in Krakow, Wieliczka, Tarnów, Bochnia, Bergen-Belsen, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Oświęcim and Jerusalem. Shooting is divided into three stages: May 2012, October 2012 and April 2013.The premiere is scheduled for October 2013.
Credits:
Director and Screenwriter: Marek Tomasz Pawłowski
Producer: Małgorzata Walczak
Cinematography: Jacek Januszyk
Sound: Tomasz Sikora
Chief Lightning Technician: Pirat Daniel Głaz
Music: Michał Lorenc
Editing: Jan Mikołaj Mironowicz
Production Information:ZOYDA ART PRODUCTION
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