Steal a pencil for me [videorecording (DVD)] / Sovereign Films, LLC ; Red Envelope Entertainment present a Diamond Lane Films production ; a film by Michèle Ohayon ; producers, Michèle Ohayon and Theo van de Sande ; directed by Michèle Ohayon.
Jack Polack, Ina Soep. Originally released as a documentary in 2007. Special features include United Nations screening: Director's intro and Q&A, SXSW Q&A, photo gallery.
Summary:
A compelling documentary feature film about the power of love and the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering. In 1943, Holland is under total Nazi occupation. When the Jews are being deported, Jack, his wife Manja, and his new love, Ina, find themselves living in the same barracks in a concentration camp. When Jack's wife objects to the relationship in spite of their unhappy marriage, Jack and Ina resort to writing secret love letters, which gives them the strength to survive the war.
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