Inside Hana's Suitcase

Synopsis:

The delivery of a battered suitcase to Fumiko Ishioka at the Tokyo Holocaust Museum begins the true-life mystery that became the subject of Karen Levineʼs best-selling book Hanaʼs Suitcase. The suitcase came from the Auschwitz Museum and had Hana Bradyʼs name painted on it. Larry Weinsteinʼs masterful film follows Fumikoʼs search to discover the details of Hanaʼs life, which leads to the discovery of her brother George in Toronto. As small children they had been sent to Thereisenstadt for being Jewish after the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939. A superb musical score by Alexina Louie and Alex Pauk, coupled with dramatic reenactments stunningly shot by Horst Zeidler, catches us by the heart to invoke the tragedy of the times. The voices of children from Japan, Canada, and the Czech Republic telling Hanaʼs story are woven around the drama, along with Georgeʼs memories and Fumikoʼs quest, to create a film of astonishing power and hope.

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Film Details:

Country of Origin: Canada/Czech Republic
Original Language: English
Running Time: 90 minutes 
Cast: George Brady, Laura Brady, Fumiko Ishioka 
Directors: Larry Weinstein
Writer: Thomas Wallner
Producers: Rudolf Biermann, Jessica Daniel, Larry Weinstein 
Associate Producer: Austin Wong
Original Music: Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk
Cinematography: Horst Zeidler
Film Editing: David New 

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