The Waters of the Bug River

The Waters of the Bug River (2020)

August 28th, 20201h 25min

Documentary
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Overview

Dedicated to the poet Paul Celan, the film traces the itinerary of the deportation of Jews from Czernowitz and Bucovina to Mikhailovka camp on the banks of the river Bug during WW2. Among them was the poet’s mother.


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