Tales of the Defeated

Original title Toldot Ha'Menutzachim
Author Yael Reuveny


A missed appointment in 1945 splits a family into two. The director's grandmother decides to drift away to a new Jewish state, while her brother chooses to stay in original country. Following the choices made by a brother and his sister, the director finds herself on a journey between Israel and Eastern Germany, between the past and the present, victims and victimizers ..

Story, Script: Yael Reuveny
Cinematography: Andreas Kohler
Editing: Nicole Kortluke, Assaf Lapid
Music: Peter Aufderhaar
Sound: Nilly Kalmar, Luiz Melo Paiva e Silva
Production: Melanie Andernach, Einat Pinsky, Julia Kopper, Luisa Schwamborn

Yael Reuveny (1983, Jerusalem), The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School Jerusalem, ISR, Directing, 5th year
Filmography: Awards: The Anat Pirchi Award Jerusalem International Film festival (2009), The Bnaya Zuckerman Award Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival (2009), 2nd prize European Documentary Film Festival Germany, Poland (2010)