Nina's Journey Explained

Nina's Journey
Director:Lena Einhorn
Producer:Kaska Krosny
Starring:Agnieszka Grochowska
Cinematography:Dan Myhrman
Runtime:120 minutes
Country:Poland
Sweden
Language:Polish
Swedish

Nina's Journey (Swedish: '''Ninas resa''', Polish: '''Podróż Niny''') is a 2005 Polish-Swedish drama film written and directed by Lena Einhorn.[1] The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and Best Screenplay at the 41st Guldbagge Awards.[2]

Story

The film is based on the real-life story of writer-director Lena Einhorn’s mother, Nina Rajmic. When war broke out and the Nazis invaded, the family was moved to an apartment in the Warsaw Ghetto. Interviews are interspersed with dramatised segments showing her life as a young girl.[3]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nina's Journey . 2014-02-15 . The Swedish Film Database.
  2. Web site: Lena Einhorn Nordic Women in Film . Nordic Women in Film . 23 August 2020 . sv.
  3. Web site: Nina's Journey . UK Jewish Film . 17 August 2022.