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FilmDrama

Left Luggage (1998)

1998-03-30 · 1h 40m · EN
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While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground two. The war deprived him of his family, and afterwards he endlessly turns over the soil of Antwerp to find the suitcases, which makes him look obsessed. He keeps checking old maps and keeps digging, trying to find, in fact, those he lost. His daughter Chaya is a beautiful modern girl looking for a part-time job. She finds a place as a nanny in the strictly observant Chassidic family with many children, although her secular manners clearly fly in the face of many commandments. One of the reasons she is accepted is that mother of the family is absolutely overburdened by the household, so she stays despite the resistance of the father, normally - an indisputable authority in the family. She develops a special bond with the youngest of the boys, four-year old Simcha, so far incapable of speaking.

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Laura FraserLaura FraserChaya SilberschmidtAdam MontyAdam MontySimcha KalmanIsabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniMrs. KalmanJeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéMr. KalmanDavid BradleyDavid BradleyConciergeMarianne SägebrechtMarianne SägebrechtMrs. SilberschmidtMaximilian SchellMaximilian SchellMr. SilberschmidtChaim TopolChaim TopolYacov ApfelschnittHeather WeeksHeather WeeksSofie

Keywords

Holocaust survivorIndependent filmJewish lifeHolocaust (shoah) survivor

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityHolocaust Survivor · Independent Film · Jewish LifeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference109101Actor preference28424 · 117655 · 109101Country preferenceNl

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What is Left Luggage about?

While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground two. The war deprived him of his family, and afterwards he endlessly turns over the soil of Antwerp to find the suitcases, which makes him look obsessed. He keeps checking old maps and keeps digging, trying to find, in fact, those he lost. His daughter Chaya is a beautiful modern girl looking for a part-time job. She finds a place as a nanny in the strictly observant Chassidic family with many children, although her secular manners clearly fly in the face of many commandments. One of the reasons she is accepted is that mother of the family is absolutely overburdened by the household, so she stays despite the resistance of the father, normally - an indisputable authority in the family. She develops a special bond with the youngest of the boys, four-year old Simcha, so far incapable of speaking.

How long is Left Luggage?

Left Luggage has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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