The 28th annual New York Jewish Film Festival will take place January 9 to 22, 2019, featuring new work as well as restored classics.
The Light of Hope
The Light of Hope
NAME OF FILM: THE LIGHT OF HOPE
DIRECTOR(S): Silvia Quer
STARRING: Noémie Schmidt, Nausicaa Bonnín, Natalia de Molina
GENRE: History Film
SYNOPSIS: The Light of Hope is based on the true story of Elisabeth Eidenbenz, the young Red Cross nurse who became director of the Elne maternity home in 1930s and 1040s France during the Spanish Civil War and afterwards. As hundreds of people flee Vichy camps and Franco’s regime, Eidenbenz and her female co-workers save the lives of 600 infants by providing humane conditions for pregnant women fleeing Vichy refugee camps and Franco’s regime in Spain. But just as the operation starts to thrive, threats from within and without take shape. As French authorities demand that she turn in all Jewish refugee and children, and Elisabeth’s deputy Victoria becomes heavily involved with La Résistance, Eidenbenz and her staff must risk their lives to keep the maternity home alive.