IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND: THE WEISSENSEE JEWISH CEMETERY is an enchanting journey into history that celebrates life and the immortality of memories. North of Berlin's noisy city centre, surrounded by a jungle of trees and lush foliage, lies the peaceful and secluded 130-year-old Weissensee Jewish Cemetery, the oldest Jewish cemetery still in use in Europe. Its one hundred acres hold 115,000 graves and a meticulous archive record. The cemetery has never closed, and was one of the few institutions to remain in Jewish hands during the Nazi regime. Award-winning director Britta Wauer's charming portrait creates a serene experience following a delightful array of characters from around the world: mourners, tourists, a young family residing at the cemetery, a third-generation gravedigger and an ornithologist studying rare birds of prey. Winner of the Panorama Audience Award Berlin International Film Festival
Countries
Germany- Awards
- Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival 2011
Preis des Kirchlichen Filmfestivals Recklinghausen 2011
Gerhard-Klein-Filmpreis 2011 - Festivals
- Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2011
- Director
- Britta Wauer
- Producer
- Britta Wauer
- Cinematographer
- Kaspar Köpke
- Editor
- Berthold Baule
- Music
- Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester
- Cast
- Rabbi William Wolff,
Harry Kinderman,
Baruch Bernard Epstein