Love It Was Not

Released Nov 5, 2021

1h 26m

Documentary

War

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A young Jewish woman named Helena Citron is taken to Auschwitz, where she develops an unlikely romantic relationship with Franz Wunsch, a high-ranking SS officer. Thirty years later, a letter arrives from Wunsch's wife asking Helena to testify on Wunsch's behalf. Faced with an impossible decision, Helena must choose. Will she help the man who brutalized so many lives, but saved hers?

Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A thought-provoking and compelling documentary.

Nov 6, 2021

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

A uniquely compelling, exhaustively researched documentary by Israeli filmmaker Maya Sarfaty that never settles for pat answers.

Nov 5, 2021

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Alissa Simon

Variety

The result of long years of research, "Love It Was Not" is remarkable not only for its unusual central story and unique creative execution, but also for its extensive eyewitness testimonies.

Nov 24, 2020

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Liam Lacey

Original Cin

Maya Sarfaty's documentary about the relationship between an SS guard and a camp inmate avoids prurience or sentimentality but her over-crafty approach sometimes chafes.

Dec 3, 2021

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A fascinating film that deals with an impossible issue.

Nov 6, 2021

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

This compelling documentary finds another fascinating true-life angle for exploring the horrors of the Holocaust.

Nov 5, 2021

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Norman L

Excellent documentary with a wealth of (surprising) first-hand testimony. I wish it could reach an audience of various haters and deniers, but I somehow doubt it will.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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mary w

It's a compelling story, well-researched and drawing a complete portrait of this relationship and its repercussions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Wonderful movie. I watched it twice. Would highly recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

A young Jewish woman named Helena Citron is taken to Auschwitz, where she develops an unlikely romantic relationship with Franz Wunsch, a high-ranking SS officer. Thirty years later, a letter arrives from Wunsch's wife asking Helena to testify on Wunsch's behalf. Faced with an impossible decision, Helena must choose. Will she help the man who brutalized so many lives, but saved hers?

Director: Maya Sarfaty
Producer: Kurt Langbein, Nir Sa'ar
Screenwriter: Maya Sarfaty
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Langbein & Partner Media, Yes Docu
Genre: Documentary, War
Original Language: Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2021
Runtime: 1h 26m

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