HABOUR OF HOPE

One-off documentary, 75 min. + 56 min., 2011

In the Swedish town Malmö in the spring of 1945, lifelines connected when 30.000 exhausted survivors of the war arrived at the harbour.

Harbour of Hope (Hoppets hamn) is a heartbreaking, but life-affirming documentary about the beyond belief life stories of Irene Krausz-Fainman, Ewa Kabacinska Jansson and Joe Rozenberg. In 1945 they were among the 30.000 survivors that were rescued from German concentration camps and brought to the peaceful harbour town of Malmö, Sweden. There life began again. Coming to Sweden in 1945 is a defining moment in the lives of Irene, Ewa and Joe. In Harbour of Hope they reveal their stories – from the complicated moments of freedom to the mysteries and questions still haunting them today.

Director Magnus Gertten

Producer Lennart Ström, AutoImages, Vibeke Vogel

Script Magnus Gertten

Editor Jesper Osmund

In co-production with SVT, Film i Skåne, KinoPravda, Bow and Axe Entertainment, Telewizja Polska, WDR Cologne,Eikon Media

Awards Special Jury Mention at Krakow Film Festival

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