The Paper Brigade - 2018

Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.

60min
2018
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Eva Mattes profile pictureEva MattesSelf - Narrator (voice)
Abraham Sutzkever profile pictureAbraham SutzkeverSelf - Writer (archive footage)

About The Paper Brigade

The Paper Brigade Overview

Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.

Runtime: 60min

Extra details

Original Title: La Brigade des papiers
Original Language: French
Directed By: Diane Perelsztejn
Production Companies
Les Films de la MémoirePois Chiche FilmsARTE GEIERTBFLRT