
THE ART OF LIVING
The mature love story of Shraga (72) and Ulla (55) since they met five years before. A love story that transcends prejudice, stigma and nationalities. Shraga is a German-Jew who escaped the Nazis , Ulla is a non jewish German, the daughter of – a Nazi. The truth is that their families have “met” before.
Shraga’s grandfather and grandmother suffocated in the gas chambers from the gas that came out of the containers Ulla’s father or grandfather manufactured. They were members of the Nazi Party and manufactured the gas containers for Auschwitz. After he fled the Nazis, Shraga joined the “Haganah” (Jewish para-military defense organization during the British Mandate) and was badly injured (100% disability) during the War of Independence (1948) in the battle over Kibbutz Yehiam. As he is going blind, Shraga talks about settling accounts with the State he helped build with his very blood. Since his injury Shraga chose life; in between hospitalizations he dedicates every moment to love and to live. The art of living. Shraga is my father.
The film presents the viewpoint of the son: filmmaker, loving, jealous, critical.
Through the story of Ulla and Shraga, love, separation, love…
Issues about the presence of the past arise, issues about prejudice, about Jewish-German-Israeli identity.
Above all it is a moving love story.


DETAILS
Directors: Amir Har-Gil, Ruti Braverman
Production: Amir Har-Gil
Editor: Michal Ranon
Photography: Yoav Kosh, Amir Har-Gil, Ran Aviad
Length: 53 mins. Israel 2003
GALLERY
REVIEWS
"Heartwarming and deeply touching, revealing who we are and where we come from. A wonderful film!"
Yoram Kaniuk, Author
"The film knows how to glaze eyes with emotion. It grips the heart and skillfully pushes a thick ball of unease to rise from the depths of the stomach, lodge in the throat, and only dissipate after the end credits. It shows the skill of a master like a seasoned Shin Bet interrogator."
Amos Shavit, Zman Tel Aviv