Inspired by actual events, Remembrance depicts a remarkable love story that blossomed — amidst the terror of a German concentration camp in Poland 1944. In a daring escape — Tomasz, a young Polish political prisoner, rescues... more » his Jewish fiancée Hannah, whom
he meets while imprisoned. With the Nazis in pursuit and determined to deter future
escapees, Hannah and Tomasz survive the initial chase and overcome all odds to make
their way into hiding. Chaos ensues after Tomasz decides to rejoin the Polish resistance
and find his brother. His role in the Resistance offer clues as to why Tomasz was
imprisoned. He had promised to return for his fiancée, but Hannah is forced to flee once
again before Tomasz is able to come back for her. They are torn apart and each becomes
convinced that the other is lost.
More than thirty years later in New York City, the happily married Hannah believes to
have seen her Tomasz in an interview on TV and begins to search for him. Uncovering
years of tormenting memories, Hannah stumbles upon a revelation that will set her soul
free. It is this revelation that leads the audience to develop a keen feeling of compassion
for Hannah, and where the emotional power of the past and present collide. One part of
Hannah wishes for the past to be finished and over, while the other part yearns for closure
and remembrance, and a chance to revisit the man she owes her life to.
In her notes, script writer Pamela Katz refers to Israeli author David Grossman's haunting
question "What right do I have to touch the sore?" In a deep effort to avoid sentimentality
and offensive clichés, Remembrance is a story constructed to not only accomplish this, but
to deliver a stunning narrative that sensitively illuminates heroic events in such a dark time