THE DR. RALPH GUREVITCH
TIKKUN OLAM SCREENING
“Repairing the World”
Unsure of whom they can trust, a Jewish musician and his family make a frantic escape from Nazi-occupied Denmark, in this gripping story of survival and rescue. Enjoying the nightlife of 1943 Copenhagen, jazz musician Arne Itkin is seemingly immune to the hardships of war, as the Danish government opts for a compliant relationship with Nazi Germany. Rumors, however, are starting to spread about the planned round-up and deportation of all Danish Jews, and Arne, along with his wife Miriam and their five-year-old son Jakob, barely manage to escape when a surprise overnight raid forces them to flee their home. Aided by a church pastor and underground resistance, they set out on a perilous journey toward the fishing village of Gilleleje, where they have heard that they could be sailed across the strait to safety in neutral Sweden by local fishermen. Amidst lurking danger from the Gestapo and their collaborators, the family must put its fate in the hands of strangers whose allegiance and motives are not always clear. Based on true events, this riveting drama is directed and co-written by Nicolo Donato, whose own grandfather was among the courageous Danish fishermen to ferry the Jewish war refugees to safety.