The Eternal Road
May 17, 1999
4h 0m
Language:German
Director: Michael Heinicke
A biblical drama in four acts. Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside, the story combines Biblical and pre-World War II Jewish history. The rabbi reads from the Torah, leading, in each act, to the exploration and re-enactment of a different Biblical theme. At the conclusion, the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one, while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion.
Cast
Dieter Wefing
Chorus
Ewa Bator
Chorus
Helmut Klotz
Chorus
Peter-Jürgen Schmidt
The Rabbi
Piotr Bednarski
The Narrator
Piotr Bednarski
The Head

Dieter Montag
The Narrator
Peter-Jürgen Schmidt
Der Rabbi
Piotr Bednarski
Der Vorsteher

Dieter Montag
Der Widersprecher
Gottfried Winter
Der Entfremdete
Christopher Jakob
Der Dreizehnjährige