Ghetto
Synopsis
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.
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Ghetto (Audrius Juzenas) trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2008-05-09
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Heino Ferch
Gens
Sebastian Hülk
Kittel
Marozsán Erika
Haya
Vytautas Šapranauskas
Weiskopf
Asta Baukutė
Dina Abramowitz
Margarita Žiemelytė
Lina
Darius Meškauskas
Arntgen
Mantas Vaitiekūnas
Yanosh
Edita Užaitė
Bar Hostess
Andrius Žebrauskas
Srulik
Brigita Bublytė
Alvydas Šlepikas
Kruk
Eimutis Kvoščiauskas
Tana
Jörg Lamprecht
Dessler (as Jörk Lamprecht)
Adrija Čepaitė-Palšauskienė
Uma (as Adrija Cepaite)
Jurgis Domasevicius
Timan (as Jurgis Damasevicius)
Kristina Mauruseviciute
Judith
Sigitas Rackys
Kalman
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Audrius Juzėnas
- Screenplay & Story
- Joshua Sobol
- Original Score
- Anatolijus Senderovas
- Original Title
- Ghetto
- Country of Origin
- Germany, Lithuania
- Spoken Languages
- German, English
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- Dragon Cine Venture Image Entertainment, Lithuanian Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Audrius Juzėnas
Joshua Sobol
Anatolijus Senderovas
Andreas Höfer
Judith Futár-Klahn
Giedrius Guntorius, Almone Cepiene, Audrius Juzėnas
Department Leadership Roster
Audrius Juzėnas
Director
Joshua Sobol
Writer
Eglė Kvintienė
Costume Design
Andreas Höfer
Director of Photography
Giedrius Guntorius
Producer
Almone Cepiene
Producer
Audrius Juzėnas
Producer
Judith Futár-Klahn
Editor
Anatolijus Senderovas
Original Music Composer
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FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
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What is Ghetto about?
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.
Who directed Ghetto?
Ghetto was directed by Audrius Juzėnas.
Who stars in Ghetto?
The principal cast of Ghetto includes Heino Ferch, Sebastian Hülk, Marozsán Erika, Vytautas Šapranauskas, Asta Baukutė.
When was Ghetto released and how long is it?
Ghetto was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for Ghetto?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Ghetto was composed by Anatolijus Senderovas.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Ghetto?
Ghetto holds official age classifications: DE: 12 (FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.).