Tuesday, October 30
 

3:30 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

Bye Bye Germany (Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2017, drama, 102 minutes)
German with English subtitles • Director: Sam Garbarski

After the war, charismatic David Bermann recruits fellow Holocaust survivors for a money-making scheme to realize their shared dream of rebuilding their lives in America. Their clever strategy brings in much-needed cash, until David’s secret past begins to catch up with him. Accused of collaborating with the Nazis, he must convince both his friends and American interrogators of his innocence.  This dark comedy is based largely on co-screenwriter Michel Bergmann’s debut novel The Traveling Salesmen, inspired by his own family history.

Speaker: Professor Michael G. Levine, Rutgers

7:00 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick (OPENING NIGHT)

The Interpreter (Slovakia, 2018, drama, 113 minutes)
German, Slovak, Russian, and Ukrainian with English subtitles • Director: Martin Šulík

When Ali is hired as an interpreter by the son of the SS officer who murdered his parents during the war, an unlikely road trip ensues. Their emotional trek takes them through the Slovak countryside, where Ali and Georg discover a nation eager to forget its role in the Holocaust. Meanwhile, the two men develop an unexpected friendship as they uncover the complexities of their overlapping stories.

Speaker: Peter Simonischek, lead actor

GENERAL INFO: Tickets cost $13, with discounts for seniors and students. For the schedule, ticket information, and speaker updates, visit BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu/film or contact 848-932-4166 or rujff@sas.rutgers.edu. The AMC Loews New Brunswick theater is located at 17 US Highway 1 South, New Brunswick, NJ 08901