Chaja & Mimi (2013)
10m
Running Time
June 22, 2013Release Date
Plot.
Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons have been best friends for 83 years. Born and raised in Berlin, they had to escape from the Nazis to Palestine with their families in 1934. They talk about their complicated relationship with Berlin in a Tel Aviv café where they meet everyday. A film about friendship, homeland and identity.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Chaja Florentin
Self
Mimi Frons
Self
Eric Esser
Director
Eric Esser
Director
Michael Scheunemann
Sound Designer
Evelyn Rack
Editorial Consultant
Albrecht von Grünhagen
Cinematographer
Benjamin Laser
Editor / Sound Recordist
Daniel Bachler
Colorist
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Chaja & Mimi is a 2009 documentary short film by producer/director Eric Esser from Berlin, Germany. The work consists primarily of an interview with two Israeli Jews, Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons, about their ambivalent relationship to the city of their birth, Berlin. The first version of the film was completed and released in 2009 in Germany only; a second version of the film, fully revised for the international film market, was completed and released in 2013.