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Guy Nativ discusses his film 'The Liberation'

Guy Nativ discusses his film 'The Liberation'

From Global News Podcast

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So not only do you have the situation where good faith depositors can't access their funds, you have a political crisis and of course the economic crisis goes with that. And the Argentine example, it took many, many years to pull out of it. Will Grant speaking to Helena Humphrey. Now to the world of film. And this week the Liberation opened in US Cinemas. Bill does a psychological thriller. It's a movie rooted in the trauma of the Holocaust. It comes from Oscar winning Guy Nativity, an Israeli born filmmaker who is the grandson of Holocaust survivors. Tom Brook has been to meet him. One of the largest Holocaust memorials in the world can be found here in Berlin. It's a powerful reminder of the orchestrated slaughter of some 6 million Jewish people during World War II. It's had a major impact on filmmakers around the world, including Israeli born Los Angeles based director Guy Nativ, whose grandmother experienced the horrors of the Holocaust Holocaust firsthand in Poland. Where were you? I lost track of time. I met this woman, a client. Nativ's latest film, the Liberation, which opens for an Oscar qualifying run in US Cinemas this week, is inspired by his grandmother's story. We meet her as Rita Cooper, an assistant bank manager in New Jersey in the 1980s. A troubled woman, very expertly played by Carrie Coon, who gives up her family life to join an all female culture. Mom's crying again. Mom's depressed. It's a compelling, intense, unsettling and dramatic story. Come back in the house. Let go of me. You will never touch me again. We learn that Rita Cooper's trauma stems from Nazi occupied Poland during World War II, where much of her family perished. That unresolved historical trauma may explain perhaps why she seeks spiritual solace in a culture. Guy Nativ gave me more details on the story. She's hunted by her past and she embarked on a new life for her that hopefully will save her from her agony and from her mental state that is deteriorating. Director Guy Nativ has built up an impressive body of work. Snakes have many predators. He won an Oscar for his short film Skin in 2019, which looks at how racism and bigotry can be passed from one generation to another. As the grandson of Holocaust survivors, he believes the Holocaust has really shocked.
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