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There Was Once ...

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A teacher in Kalocsa, Hungary, discovers a lost Jewish community and organizes a memorial.

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David DeWitt New York Times 09/22/2011
3/5
"There Was Once ...may feel like sober, do-gooder public television, but it has integrity, recording one specific town's slice of living history. Simple as that, it's a worthy document. Go to Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 09/22/2011
3.5/5
Much in this wholly absorbing and poignant documentary is familiar from numerous previous Holocaust accounts, but Mago and her quiet sense of moral obligation provides a fresh perspective. Go to Full Review Michelle Orange Village Voice 09/20/2011
A vitally personal version of a story often told in anonymous terms. Go to Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com 10/09/2011
9/10
Starts out like a teacher's history lesson about a vanished past, but turns into a detective story as memories collide, link to witnesses, and a nightmare starts to repeat. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Gabor Kalman

Director

Gabor Kalman

Producer

Gabor Garami

Producer

Mark So

Original Music

Jon Dunham

Cinematographer

Zsolt Tóth

Cinematographer

Movie Info

Synopsis A teacher in Kalocsa, Hungary, discovers a lost Jewish community and organizes a memorial.
Director
Gabor Kalman
Producer
Gabor Kalman, Gabor Garami
Genre
Documentary, War
Original Language
Hungarian
Runtime
1h 43m