Wiedersehen mit Brundibár

Holocaust? Again? That's the first reaction of the members of the youth theatre company at Schaubühne Berlin when they hear about their newest project. They are to play the children's opera "Brundibár", famous for its being performed at the concentration camp in Theresienstadt. This is not a history lesson at school and so they are thrown into the maelstrom of history when they travel to Theresienstadt to learn about the terrors of the Third Reich and the place where "Brundibár" played such a crucial role. The group is accompagnied by Greta Klingsberg, a charismatic old lady from Israel and one of the few survivors of the original cast of "Brundibar". She takes the youngsters on a trip back in time and slowly, they start questioning their attitude towards German history. (Berlinale)