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HONG KONG PREMIERE OF THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY

 

HONG KONG PREMIERE OF THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY - THE RESCUERS - Sponsored by Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

THE RESCUERS is a unique film with a powerful message. In the 20th century, over 100 million people died from genocide. The film traces the compelling journey of Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who lost 100 members of her family in her country's genocide in 1994. Traveling across 15 countries and three continents, Nyombayire and Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned British historian, interview survivors and descendants of 12 non-Jewish diplomats who willingly sacrificed their careers, families, and livelihoods to go against their countries' polices to save tens of thousands of Jews from the unspeakable horrors that awaited them in the Nazi death camps. During the journey, Nyombayire discovers potential solutions for the ongoing genocide in Darfur and elsewhere. What emerges is the "power of goodness" - a testament to the ways in which the inherent good in the human spirit can trump institutional evil.

 

For more information about Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, please visit, http://www.hkjff.org/

 

Event Information

Venue:

Leo Lee Arts Centre, 36 Nam Long Shan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Location:

Theatre

Date & Time:

Nov 24, 2011 @ 12:30 pm