TREASURE
Director: Julia von Heinz
Feature film | Germany, France | 2024
112 min | Dolby 5.1
59th Hof International Film Festival
2025
Retrospective Julia von Heinz
Shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain, New York music journalist Ruth Rothwax travels to Poland with her father Edek to explore her Jewish family’s heritage. For Edek, a Holocaust survivor, it is his first trip back to the scenes of his childhood. While Ruth is determined to gain a better understanding of her parents’ trauma, ever-cheerful Edek wants to leave the past behind. So, he sabotages Ruth’s plans, creating more than a few unintentionally comical situations. During this eventful week, the two uncover old family secrets. Their fragile relationship develops into love and a deep understanding.
With Iwona Bielska, Klara Bielawka, Lena Dunham, Magdalena Célowna, Maria Mamona, Stephen Fry, Tomasz Włosok, Wenanty Nosul, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Screenplay Julia von Heinz, John Quester, Cinematography Daniela Knapp, Editing Sandie Bompar, Production design Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński, Costume design Małgorzata Karpiuk, Casting Magdalena Szwarcbart, Sound Marc Meusinger, Music Antoni Komasa-łazarkiewicz, Mary Komasa, Make-up Judith Kröher Falch, Grit Hildenbrand, TV Commissioning Editor Harald Steinwender (BR), Carlos Gerstenhauer (BR), Katharina Dufner (swr), Meike Götz (mdr), Claudia Tronnier (ARTE), Co-Production John Quester, Katja Lebedjewa, Thomas Jaeger, Antoine Delahousse, Mariusz Włodarski, Agnieszka Calik, Production Julia von Heinz, Fabian Gasmia, Lena Dunham
