(Israel, 2004, 90 min., English, German, Hebrew w/subtitles)
Directed by Yaron Zilberman
Hakoah Vienna, Austria's Jewish athletic club, brought thousands of young people together and trained them to become champion athletes in a wide range of sports. It was Hakoah's women swimmers who dominated national competitions in the 1930s until the Nazi invasion forced the girls to flee the country. Sixty-five years later, director Yaron Zilberman visits seven of the swimmers in their homes around the world, beautifully captures each of their moving stories, and then reunites them for a final swim at their home pool in Vienna. These women, now in their 80s, recount their lives of courage, determination, and grace.
Click here to read the 2005 Program Book essay on this film.
