The Rescuers
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While Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List illuminated the previously little-known story of a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps during WWII, there were many such heroes who defied the Nazis to save countless Jews from a similar fate–-chief among them the 12 diplomats whose efforts are documented in this riveting documentary from award-winning filmmaker Michael King and Producer Joyce D. Mandell.
The film traces the journey of Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who teams up with Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned Holocaust historian, to travel across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivors and descendants of the diplomats who rescued tens of thousands of Jews from the unspeakable horrors of the Nazi death camps. While Nyombayire embarks upon this quest in an effort to uncover potential solutions for the ongoing genocide in Darfur and elsewhere, what emerges from their journey is a testament to the ways in which the inherent good in the human spirit can trump institutional evil.
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October 26th, 2011 - The Jewish Daily Forward recently featured the upcoming documentary The Rescuers, from award-winning director Michael King. Ed Rampell of the Forward writes:
"The alternately heartwarming and heart wrenching documentary “The Rescuers,” about heroic non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust, focuses on the role diplomats did — and can — play in saving victims of genocide. “The Rescuers” differs from its predecessors in its comprehensive look at how a few civil servants thwarted genocide and became righteous saviors of the innocent.
"As “The Rescuers” looks at what caused an intrepid handful to save many from the Third Reich’s clutches, it plumbs the mystery of human goodness. Why did most diplomats who had the power to help turn a blind eye, while a selfless few acted against their personal interests to be saviors? Nyombayire said during an October 18 post-screening Q&A in Los Angeles: “From Tunisia to Occupy Wall Street, it takes one person to make a difference. How do you put individual interests in line with common interests?”
Read the complete article and learn more about The Rescuers here!
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"When I originally saw the trailer for “The Rescuers,” I wanted to see it more because it’s a new and interesting twist on the typical Holocaust story. But I was so unbelievably wrong; as cliché as it sounds, this film has changed my life. Every single person, no matter their religion, race or identity must go see this film; everyone needs to understand the message put forth by this movie because, as said best by co-narrator Stephanie Nyombayire, “the way the world is today is up to us.”"
Read more"The alternately heartwarming and heart wrenching documentary “The Rescuers,” about heroic non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust, focuses on the role diplomats did — and can — play in saving victims of genocide. As “The Rescuers” looks at what caused an intrepid handful to save many from the Third Reich’s clutches, it plumbs the mystery of human goodness. Why did most diplomats who had the power to help turn a blind eye, while a selfless few acted against their personal interests to be saviors?"
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