Charging The Rhino
The past imperfect
Overview
On June 29, 1941 thousands of Jews were herded into a courtyard in Iasi, Romania and were massacred by German and Romanian soldiers. Many of the Jacobovicis of Romania died that day. Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici goes back to the land of his forebears and explores issues of memory - his and Romania's. Charging the Rhino is a documentary about the Romanian Holocaust. Romanian fascists shot filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici’s father, Joseph, during WWII. Romanian communists shot his cousin, Sasha, during the Cold War. Through their stories the film explores the devastating history of fascism and communism in Romania and the life-altering affect it had on the psyche of those who endured Romania’s unimaginable.
Director
Simcha Jacobovici
Top Cast
Simcha Jacobovici
Self
Sara Jacobovici
Self
Serban Suru
Self
George Voicu
Self
Itzhak Schwarz-Kara
Self
Lya Benjamin
Self
Ioan Constantinecu
Self
