Treasure Director Julia von Heinz on Tackling Lasting Effects of the Holocaust By ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Treasure director Julia von Heinz about her new movie, which stars and . The focuses on a father and daughter traveling to Poland for the first time since the father survived the Holocaust. Bleecker Street releases Treasure in theaters nationwide on June 14.
“A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, Treasure follows Ruth (Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland,” says the synopsis for Julia von Heinz’s movie. “While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family’s past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.
” : Yeah, I agree with you about Stephen. Before I approached him, I had seen his documentary on YouTube, where he does a very similar journey, like Ruth does [in the movie]. Stephen traveled to Hungary to discover his own roots, and I could see him at a Jewish cemetery.
I could see him in front of an apartment that once belonged to his family. So many elements that were similar. Then I saw him crying in that documentary, and it touched me so deeply, and I knew, wow.
I mean, he brings it all. He brings the deep personal connection, he brings all.
