Sunday, November 4

11:45 a.m., at AMC Loews New Brunswick

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

12:15 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

New Jersey Premiere

Muhi: Generally Temporary (Israel/Germany, 2017, documentary, 89 minutes)
Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles • Directors: Rina Castelnouvo-Hollander and Tamir Elterman

Muhi: Generally Temporary recounts the extraordinary journey of a Palestinian boy whose spirit sustains him and the staff at the hospital where he has lived for more than seven years. Born with a congenital disease, Muhi was rushed from Gaza to Israel as an infant for a life-saving treatment. This inspiring documentary explores Israeli-Palestinian tensions through the lens of Muhi’s unique circumstances, seeing past the limitations of identity, nationality, and religion and beyond the broader conflict that divides this lively child’s world.

Nominated: Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary, 2017

2:45 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (USA/Israel/Japan/South Korea, 2018, documentary, 91 min.)
English • Directors: Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger

Heading Home follows the unlikely story of Israel’s national baseball team and its advance to the World Baseball Classic for the first time in history. The 2017 line-up includes several Jewish-American Major League players-Ike Davis, Ty Kelly, and Ryan Lavarnway. While some have little connection to Judaism, the players find themselves unexpectedly engaged in soul-searching during their first-ever visit to Israel, developing a sense of pride in their heritage while defending their team’s reputation on the field.

Speakers: Seth Kramer, director, and Ty Kelly, New York Mets

5:30 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

Three Identical Strangers (USA, 2018, documentary, 96 minutes)
English • Director: Tim Wardle

Through a series of coincidences, three complete strangers discover they are identical triplets who were separated at birth and adopted by different families. Though they lived within 100 miles of each other, the triplets and their families did not know of the others’ existence. This remarkable documentary follows the chain of events set in motion by their serendipitous reunion, unearthing an extraordinary and disturbing secret that transcends the triplets’ own incredible story.

Winner: Special Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival

Speaker: Professor Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors Professor, Department of Sociology and Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers

7:00 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

Foxtrot (Germany/France/Israel, 2017, drama, 108 minutes)
German, Arabic, and Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Samuel Maoz

When Michael and Dafna receive the news that their son Jonathan has died at his military outpost, the family struggles to cope with their unfathomable loss. The film reveals the surreal events that led to Jonathan’s death, and circumstances that mirror a family and society trapped in an unending cycle of conflict. Inspired by the director’s own experience as a soldier in the Israeli army, Foxtrot portrays a tragic yet universal story of grief as it moves from trauma to catharsis.

Winner: Israeli Academy Awards in multiple categories, including Best Film and Best Actor

Speaker: Professor Yael Zerubavel, Rutgers

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