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RCOH 'MY NAME IS SARA' film panel discussion

2022  |  UNRATED  |  15m  |  SPECIAL  |  DOCUMENTARY  |  EDUCATIONAL  |  HISTORY  |  DRAMA

"My Name is Sara" is billed as a biographical drama, and it is. The movie is based on the true story of Sara Góralnik, who escaped the slaughter of her parents by Nazis in Poland, adopted the identity of a Christian classmate, and worked as a nanny on a Ukrainian farm throughout the war. It's made in association with the Shoah foundation and executive produced by her eldest son, Mickey Shapiro. But its cumulative impact is that of a thriller, and its most effective scenes are almost unbearably tense, as they revolve around a character who is escaping genocide by pretending to be something she isn't, and could be murdered if the truth gets out.