Israel, Austria | 2020 | Maya Sarfaty

This remarkable and harrowing documentary charts the risky WWII-era relationship between a beautiful teenage Auschwitz prisoner and one of her captors, a high-ranking Nazi SS officer. Helena Citron and Franz Wunsch carried on their affair for two and a half years, until the camp was liberated. Three decades later, a letter from Wunsch’s wife begs Helena to testify on her husband’s behalf at his war crimes trial. 100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes (as of 11/16). “Uniquely compelling, exhaustively researched…Never settles for pat answers.” –L.A. Times. Subtitles. 86 min.

Love It Was Not, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 11/24 thru at least 1/27 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $9.99 and you have 72 hours to watch it.

https://watch.eventive.org/loveitwasnot/play/61944ade496396007821d9ed