During World War II Pranas Laucevičius hid the Jewish girl Rūta Gurvičiūtė in his house in Telšiai. They soon fell in love and their son Telesforas was born. After a long period of hiding, the couple were reported to the Gestapo and both were shot dead just days before the end of the German occupation. Telesforas was raised by Pranas's sister Jadvyga, who lived to an old age in her native town Telšiai.
This 'not simple story' is told by Jakov Gurvich, brother of Rūta Gurvičiūtė, who came from Israel to Lithuania in June 2005, visited the places and people of his childhood, and shared his memories with them.
Lithuania, 2005. Created by Lilija Kopač, Danute Selcinskaja , Algis Liutkevičius, Virgilijus Kubilius, Anatolijus Teliušinas. Duration: 60'. Language: English
Q&A with the consultant of the film Dr Irena Veisaitė, former chair of the Open Society Fund-Lithuania Board and a member of the OSI-Budapest Board.
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