The 17th annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival (April 30 – May 7, 2023) continues with a screening of March 1968 at the Northampton Center for the Arts. For more information on our 2023 festival, please visit PVJFF.org.
Hania and Janek, a pair of rebellious college students blinded by love, find themselves swept up in the raging socio-political crisis of 1960s communist Poland. Although initially apathetic, the young couple find that the growing government censorship and antisemitic purges cannot be ignored. They are forced to choose sides once Hania’s Jewish family is forced to emigrate to safety and student protestors violently clash with the authorities. This handsomely crafted historical drama depicts the inexorable convergence of a whirlwind romance, a battle for national identity, and political awakening.
Introduction by Justin Cammy, Professor of Jewish studies and of World Literatures, Smith College.
DRAMA | 2022 | 117 MINUTES
POLAND | POLISH WITH SUBTITLES
DIRECTED BY KRZYSTOF LANG
Co-sponsored by Lathrop Community Inc.
