Bye Bye America
Auf Wiedersehen Amerika
dir. Jan Schütte
Germany / Poland, 1994 - 85
"Auf Wiedersehen, Amerika" is a tale of an odd journey. Isaac, his friend Moshe and Genovefa, Moshe's wife, leave New York for Poland by boat. They end up in Germany, celebrate Christmas in Berlin and finally reach Poland. But everything has changed there. Told with tenderness and simplicity, this is the tragicomic odyssey of these three characters who are used to life's upsets and yet find the spirit and strength to continue their journey.
Life in "Auf Wiedersehen Amerika" is like Moshe's jacket: dull and worn out on one side, but bright red on the other.
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