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Streaming January 14-26, 2022 Digital Screening Room

Argentina | 72 minutes | 2021

Red Star (La estrella roja)

Florida Premiere

A provocative, haunting, and even hilarious faux documentary about Laila Salama, an alleged Jewish spy who began to operate against the Nazis in Argentina in the 1930s and also contributed to the kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires in 1960. Argentinean filmmaker Gabriel Lichtmann (MJFF 2016 film How to Win Enemies) restores the story of this spy and beauty queen through a series of interviews with a cast of Pintoresque characters. Putting together the pieces, Gabriel assembles the puzzle and discovers a secret that was hidden for years.

Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director Gabriel Lichtmann and moderator Rabbi Mario Rojzman. To view the conversation please click here.

Director's Bio

Directed by Gabriel Lichtmann

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Gabriel Lichtmann was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied film directing at the Universidad del Cine. His internationally acclaimed comedy, How to Win Enemies, premiered at the 2016 Miami Jewish Film Festival.

Cast and Credits

Director

Gabriel Lichtmann

Screenwriter

Pablo Besarón, Gabriel Lichtmann

Cinematographer

Marcelo Lavintman

Editor

Agustín Rolandelli, Viviana Vexlir

Cast

Thelma Fardín, Héctor Díaz, Rafael Spregelburd

Film Info

Year

2021

Country

Argentina

Run-time

72 minutes

Language

Spanish with English subtitles
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