16 Sep 1998
Train of Life
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Maria Theresa’s Dark Side
Shortly before Christmas 1744, Vienna, the center of power in the Habsburg Empire, is the scene of a disastrous drama with repercussions for the whole of Europe. Against the spirit of enlightenment and tolerance, the very young Maria Theresa orders the expulsion of the allegedly disloyal Jews from Prague.
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Fanny Krausz Maria Theresia
Julian Loidl Franz Stephan
Florian Carove 
Roman Blumaier Florian Feik 
Michael Masula 
Jan Kolařík 
Pavel Batěk 
Simona Zmrzlá 
Daniel Margolius Sebastian Thiers
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