"The Interpreter"
Wednesday, February 5
7 p.m. at FOX BERKSHIRE
800 Berkshire Blvd. Wyomissing
$6 per film for JCC members
$8 per film for non-members
An 80-year-old translator, Ali Ungár, comes across a book written by a former SS officer recounting his war experiences in Slovakia. Ali realizes that one of the chapters may well describe his own parents' execution. And so, armed with a pistol, he sets off to Vienna to look for the SS man and take his revenge. But once there, the only person he encounters is the man's 70-year-old son Georg, a former teacher who has spent his whole life avoiding his father.
The translator's visit arouses Georg's curiosity and he decides to invite Ali on a trip through Slovakia. But whilst Georg is basically out to have a good time, Ali is hoping to find out how his parents really died. Gradually, these two very different men begin to warm to each other and together, they discover a country that would prefer to forget about its past.
Official Entry (Slovakia) - Best Foreign Language Film, 2019 Academy Awards
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