Mendel

Mendel

1998 · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Comedy

A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his family's actions during the war and their nightmares now. His imagination frequently runs away from him.

Directed by Alexander Røsler · Written by Alexander Røsler

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