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Isaac (2019)

Isaac poster
Original title
Izaokas
Directed by
Jurgis Matulevičius
Genre
drama film
Country
Lithuania
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man revisits his past involvement in a Holocaust massacre. The film follows his struggle with guilt and memory in post-war Lithuania.

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What happens

Isaac (Lithuanian: Izaokas) is the first feature film by Lithuanian director Jurgis Matulevičius. It is the first feature film that deals with the participation of Lithuanians in the killing of Jews during the Holocaust. The drama is based on the last novel of the same name by Antanas Škėma before his death in 1961. It was selected as the Lithuanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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