The Touch of an Angel (2015)
- Original title
- Dotknięcie anioła
- Directed by
- Marek Tomasz Pawlowski
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A deaf man who hid as a Jewish boy during World War II goes back to the places where he found shelter. He sees that his old hiding spots and bunkers are still there, which brings back horrible memories. The film shows how some Poles saved Jews and how the rest of the world did little to stop the Nazis.
poignantreflectivehauntingpersonalquietsoberingintimatedeliberate
What happens
The Touch of an Angel (Polish: Dotknięcie anioła) is a 2015 Polish documentary film directed by Marek Tomasz Pawłowski. It is a personal, poetic memoir of a deaf man who returns to the places where he found refuge as a Jewish boy during World War II. He finds his hiding places and bunkers still standing, bringing back horrific memories. The film emphasizes the role of Poles in saving persecuted Jews and indifference of the international community at large in the face of Nazi threats. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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