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Left Luggage

1998100 min 6.3 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground two. The war deprived him of his family, and afterwards he endlessly turns over the soil of Antwerp to find the suitcases, which makes him look obsessed. He keeps checking old maps and keeps digging, trying to find, in fact, those he lost. His daughter Chaya is a beautiful modern girl looking for a part-time job. She finds a place as a nanny in the strictly observant Chassidic family with many children, although her secular manners clearly fly in the face of many commandments. One of the reasons she is accepted is that mother of the family is absolutely overburdened by the household, so she stays despite the resistance of the father, normally - an indisputable authority in the family. She develops a special bond with the youngest of the boys, four-year old Simcha, so far incapable of speaking.

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Release / first air1998-03-30
Original languageEN
GenresDrama
DirectorJeroen Krabbé
WriterCarl Friedman
BudgetNot available
Revenue$100,544
ProductionFavourite Films NV, Shooting Star Filmcompany

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10 cast members
Laura FraserLaura FraserChaya Silberschmidt
Adam MontyAdam MontySimcha Kalman
Isabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniMrs. Kalman
Jeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéMr. Kalman
David BradleyDavid BradleyConcierge
Marianne SägebrechtMarianne SägebrechtMrs. Silberschmidt
Maximilian SchellMaximilian SchellMr. Silberschmidt
Chaim TopolChaim TopolYacov Apfelschnitt
Heather WeeksHeather WeeksSofie
Lex GoudsmitLex GoudsmitMen. Goldman

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