Aida's Secrets

2016, Documentary, 1h 30m

15 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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In 1945, Izak was born inside the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp and sent for adoption in Israel. Secret details of his birth mother, an unknown brother in Canada and his father's true identity slowly emerge in this investigative, biographical film. The plight of displaced persons come to the fore when Izak and Shep -- the almost 70-year-old brothers -- finally meet in Canada, then head to a nursing home in Quebec to introduce Shep to his elderly mother, Aida, for the first time.
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz
  • Producer:
    Alon Schwarz
  • Writer:
    Halil Efrat, Alon Schwarz
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $91.3K
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  • Distributor:
    Music Box Films

Cast & Crew

Alon Schwarz
Alon Schwarz
Director
Shaul Schwarz
Shaul Schwarz
Director
Halil Efrat
Halil Efrat
Writer
Alon Schwarz
Alon Schwarz
Writer
Alon Schwarz
Alon Schwarz
Producer
Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri
Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri
Executive Producer
Barak Heymann
Barak Heymann
Executive Producer
Guy Lavie
Guy Lavie
Executive Producer
Dana Stern
Dana Stern
Executive Producer
Shaul Schwarz
Shaul Schwarz
Cinematographer
Uriel Sinai
Uriel Sinai
Cinematographer
Christina Clusiau
Christina Clusiau
Cinematographer
Yonathan Weitzman
Yonathan Weitzman
Cinematographer
Halil Efrat
Halil Efrat
Film Editing
Yaniv Fridel
Yaniv Fridel
Original Music
Ofer Shabi
Ofer Shabi
Original Music
Alberto Shwartz
Alberto Shwartz
Original Music
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