Mendel
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A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his family's actions during the war and their nightmares now. His imagination frequently runs away from him.
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Cast
28 people
Thomas Jüngling Sørensen
Mendel
No other roles listed
Teresa Harder
Bela Trotzig
Known for
Wings of Desire
Alexander Røsler
Helga Bähr
Hans Kremer
Aron Trotzig
Also in
Doppelter Einsatz
Die Kinder
Axel Helgeland
Martin Meingast
David
No other roles listed
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Bjørn Sundquist
Vottemannen
Known for
Ragnarok
Dead Snow
Tom Remlov
Also in
Ammo
Markus and Diana
Charlotte Trier
Mrs. Freund
Also in
DNA
Facing the Truth
Bent Rognlien
Alexander Røsler Director
United States release March 20, 1998 · Produced in Norway · Production Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), Norsk Film
Production
Northern Lights
Production
Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I)
Production
Norsk Film
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Production
Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Germany · February 24, 1997
Berlin International Film Festival
United States · March 20, 1998
Theatrical
China
October 28, 1997 · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
January 26, 2003 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
Norway
March 26, 1997
Portugal
June 4, 1997 · Premiere · Troia Film Festival
Sweden
February 1, 1998 · Premiere · Gothenburg Film Festival
April 17, 1998 · Theatrical
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