Besa: The Promise
2012•1h 26m•10.0•Released
Documentary
A documentary exploring how Albanians, including many Muslims, helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk, and trying to help the son of an Albanian baker that housed a Jewish family for a year return some Hebrew books that the family had to leave behind.
Director
Rachel Goslins
Languages
Albanian, English, Hebrew
Studio
JWM Productions
Cast
Norman H. Gershman
himself
Rexhep Hoxha
himself
Production
Company
JWM Productions
Producer
Jason Williams
Producer
William Morgan
Producer
Rachel Goslins
Producer
Christine S. Romero
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