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Watermarks

Watermarks

2004Movie⏱️ 1h 20mUnrated
DocumentaryHistorySport
⭐ 7.2
IMDB Rating
262 votes

The story of the Hakoah Vienna Jewish womens swim team of the 1930s, their forced separation, and their reunion decades later.

Director
Yaron Zilberman
Writers
Ronen Dorfan, Yonatan Israel, Yaron Zilberman
Stars
Hanni Lux, Judith Haspel, Anni Lampl
Release Date
December 10, 2004
Language
English, Hebrew, German
Country
Israel, United States, France, Austria
πŸ† 10
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Hanni Lux
as Self
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Judith Haspel
as Self
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Anni Lampl
as Self
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Elisheva Susz
as Self
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Trude Hirschler
as Self
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Greta Stanton
as Self
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Nanne Selinger
as Self
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Ann Marie Pisker
as Self
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Boris Eder
as Self - cabaret singer
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Florian SchΓ€fer
as Self - pianist

πŸ’° Box Office

$246,094
Worldwide Gross
$246,094
Domestic Gross
$4,837
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Vienna, Austria
Production
Cinephil, ARTE, Cinemax

🏷️ Keywords

the olympic gamesswimmerjewishswimmingsports club

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryHistorySport

⭐ Featured Review

Affects the hearts strings, teaches, and inspires. Superb.
by dampnr β€’ 2005-11-05
10/10

"It was Holocaust Education Week here in south western Ontario, and my mother and I, gentiles with a strong love for the Jewish people, set out to the Princess Theatre to view the movie Watermarks. It demonstrated a raw beauty, that moved me to tears, made me laugh, and inspired me at the same time. It was impossible to watch this documentary and not be wrapped up in emotion, and easily develop an attachment to any one of the Hakoah swimmers and divers, who were now well into their eighties and making their way back to Austria from various places around the world in order to team once again for..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

The story of the Hakoah Vienna Jewish womens swim team of the 1930s, their forced separation, and their reunion decades later.