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Ghetto

2006Movie1 h 50 min

67
GoodGoodWatch score

A deeply moving, profoundly sad history movie about history and war, with standout world-building.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Story

In 1942, in Vilna, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate the ghetto in the capital of Lithuania, becoming the master of life or death. When he finds the gorgeous Hayyah sneaking with one kilo of beam stolen from the German army, he sentences her to death; but when he is informed that she was a former successful singer, he decides to activate the old theater and promote shows in the ghetto. The Jew Chief of Police Gens uses the theater and a sewing factory to save as much lives as he can; in his ambiguous position, he kills Jews to save lives of others.

Feels like

  • Holocaust Drama
  • War Crimes
  • Moral Dilemmas
  • Survival Story
  • Historical Tragedy
  • Psychological Depth
  • Ghetto Life
  • Resistance
  • Heavy Themes
  • Ambiguous Morality

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Directed by
Audrius Juzėnas
Written by
Joshua Sobol

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Facts

June 8, 2006 · 1 h 50 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released
June 8, 2006
Runtime
1 h 50 min
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
History, War
Original language
German
Also spoken
English
Made in
Germany, Lithuania

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Ghetto worth watching?"

Questions about Ghetto

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Ghetto worth watching?

67
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.7).

Will I feel good after watching Ghetto?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is Ghetto plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Ghetto in English?

GermanEnglish

No, it was made in German, with some English.