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Berlin 36

Thursday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
Village 8 Theatres
Selected as Audience Award winners at several Jewish Film Festivals

Inspired by the true story of Jewish high jumper Gretel Bergmann, this film portrays a remarkable piece of forgotten Olympic history. Bergmann was considered a top contender for the gold medal during the Nazi controlled 1936 Summer Games. However, the Americans threaten an Olympic boycott if Jewish athletes were barred from competing. So, the Nazis conspire to replace her with an über-athlete. BERLIN ‘36 is the exploration of a tenuous friendship between two outsiders who find themselves in unimaginable circumstances.
Germany, 100 minutes