SummaryThe flat on the third floor of a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv was where my grandparents lived since they immigrated to Palestine in the 1930's. Were it not for the view from the windows, one might have thought that the flat was in Berlin. When my grandmother passed away at the age of 98 we were called to the flat to clear out what was left. Objec... Read More
Directed By:Arnon Goldfinger
Written By:Arnon Goldfinger
The Flat
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83
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8.9
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
93% Positive
13 Reviews
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7% Mixed
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Nov 1, 2012
100
The movie feels more like a thriller and a mystery than a documentary. Perhaps someday, someone will be inspired to dramatize this astonishing story.
Oct 18, 2012
90
A film that begins as a family quest but evolves into a gripping study of know-don't-tell reticence and the umbilical tie of a lost homeland.
Oct 10, 2012
90
In families, this fascinating film suggests, acknowledging or denying the darker truths of one's legacy is a choice that must be made again and again, each and every day.
Oct 26, 2012
83
Goldfinger happened upon a story far larger than he must have anticipated. The Flat is about the persistence of denial, and of hope.
Oct 18, 2012
80
Ultimately, this is not a film about one specific event but about human nature - most notably, the instincts toward denial and delusion, acceptance and forgiveness. From start to finish, revelations abound.
Dec 7, 2012
63
The Holocaust must never be forgotten, but like many well-intentioned documentaries, The Flat derives more power from the implicit strength of the subject than from the explicit choices of the director.
Oct 16, 2012
40
The Flat details his efforts to understand this unusual situation, and although the film suggests that his relatives may have maintained this odd friendship as a denial of their homeland's betrayals, there's only so deep Goldfinger can dig.
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Dec 25, 2012
10
The finest film of the year. Neither a documentary nor a fiction film, it charts the discovery of an odd relationship between a **** and a Zionist by their descendants. Gradually, it reveals what it means to live in history--what you ignore, forget, what you do to survive. It's a much more personal film than Shoah and The Sorrow and the Pity, but it's as meaningful and moving. It must be seen.
Production Company:
- ARTE
- Arnon Goldfinger Productions
- Noga Communications
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
- Zero One Film
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date:Oct 12, 2012
Duration:1 h 37 m
Tagline:When you start looking at the past you never know what you'll find...
Awards
Israeli Documentary Film Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Jerusalem Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
