Michael D. Kretzmer directs J’Accuse! A Cry from the Killing Pits of Lithuania. The powerful documentary examines one of the most devastating and contested chapters in Holocaust history.
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During the Second World War, the Nazis and their collaborators murdered more than 222,000 Lithuanian Jews. This represented the vast majority of the country’s Jewish population.
The film follows two campaigners seeking justice and historical truth. Grant Gochin’s family members were murdered during the Holocaust.
Silvia Foti is the granddaughter of Lithuanian nationalist Jonas Noreika. Lithuania long celebrated him as a national hero despite his role in the persecution and murder of Jews.
The film challenges historical distortion and confront Lithuania’s legacy of Holocaust denial. It explores the difficult struggle between national memory, historical truth and justice for the victims.