Broken Dreams

Name: Broken Dreams
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 6, 2019
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Aleksandra Bernatek, Elizabeth Bellak

2019

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| Release Date: December 6, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Aleksandra Bernatek, Elizabeth Bellak

Summary: The compelling story of two Jewish teenage sisters struggling to survive the Holocaust in Nazi occupied Poland. They are both talented: Ariana Elizabeth Bellak (born Ariana Spiegel), a child prodigy, performs on stage in Warsaw shortly before the war. She sings, plays piano, and recites poems. She also appears in several feature films byThe compelling story of two Jewish teenage sisters struggling to survive the Holocaust in Nazi occupied Poland. They are both talented: Ariana Elizabeth Bellak (born Ariana Spiegel), a child prodigy, performs on stage in Warsaw shortly before the war. She sings, plays piano, and recites poems. She also appears in several feature films by famous Polish directors and is commonly referred to as the "Polish Shirley Temple". She is nine years old when the war starts. Renia is more introverted, romantic and sensitive. She is a gifted poet who keeps a diary spanning the years 1939 to 1942. Ariana, who currently lives in New York, narrates her story on screen. Her narration intertwines with text from Renia's diary recited by Aleksandra Bernatek, an actress from their home town of Przemysl.… Expand

Director: Tomasz Magierski

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 70 min

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Frank Scheck

Dec 5, 2019

There has been no shortage of first-hand accounts of this horrific period in history, nor of films relating to the topic. With its haunting story of one young life irretrievably shattered and another tragically lost, Broken Dreams proves one of the most powerful. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Dec 5, 2019

Although vital and intriguing, the film could have been more seamlessly assembled. Read full review

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