EX15+
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102m
JIFF25: Avenue of the Giants
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Synopsis
Australian premiere
An unlikely but powerfully healing friendship forms between a teenager and a Holocaust survivor in this gentle, moving film.
Herbert (Stephen Lang, Avatar) is an elderly shopkeeper who has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness. At the hospital, he crosses paths with teenager Abby (Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade) who has recently had her own brush with pain and death. As an experiment, Abby’s therapist encourages Abby and Herbert to exchange their stories with one another.
Slowly but surely, these two souls begin to open up to each other and Herbert reveals a long-held secret that he’s kept from everyone, even his own family, for over 50 years: that he escaped from the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp when he was just a teenager.
Based on a true story, Avenue of the Giants is a testament to the power of sharing our struggles and the enriching possibilities of intergenerational friendship.
Opening Date
Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025
Rating
EX15+
Length
102m
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