The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily representing comfort and safety, becomes the group’s death chamber. Morgenstern’s presentation of the incident serves as a metaphor for the horror of the Holocaust, and provides a powerful trigger for discussion of the disturbing issues raised by the film. The figure of the children's’ teacher specifically parallels Janusz Korcak (1879-1942), a famous Jewish educator who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw ghetto and died with his young charges at Treblinka.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Tadeusz ŁomnickiWriter
- Janusz MorgensternDirector
Cast
- Zbigniew JózefowiczSS-man (uncredited)
- Leopold Rene NowakDriver (uncredited)
- Marek SniatkiewiczBoy (uncredited)
- Bogusław SochnackiWatchman (uncredited)