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The powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter, a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal.
As Mira is nearing the end of her life, her daughter Rachelle wants to find out how her mother had lived through four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March. There was a mystery to her survival, it seemed, which perhaps had something to do with the strange things that always happened around her.
Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War 2 broke out and spent much of her teenage years in hiding or living on false papers. When she was finally deported to a camp at the age of 17, she learned of the depths of man's cruelty, but also the heights of kindness. Unbelievably, when giving testimony later in life, she says that it was during this time that she learned about "the goodness of people."
Having lived a full life, in Paris and then Australia-Mira is 88 when she is diagnosed with cancer, and her journalist daughter decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. What Rachelle discovers about her mother helps her fit together the jigsaw pieces of her own life. A Brilliant Life portrays not only how remote a prospect it was to live through the Holocaust, but what it is like to be the child of a survivor.
A story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of faith, “A Brilliant Life” questions the role that fate, chance and destiny plays in one's life. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience and is about the deep connection between mother and child that not even death can destroy.
As Mira is nearing the end of her life, her daughter Rachelle wants to find out how her mother had lived through four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March. There was a mystery to her survival, it seemed, which perhaps had something to do with the strange things that always happened around her.
Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War 2 broke out and spent much of her teenage years in hiding or living on false papers. When she was finally deported to a camp at the age of 17, she learned of the depths of man's cruelty, but also the heights of kindness. Unbelievably, when giving testimony later in life, she says that it was during this time that she learned about "the goodness of people."
Having lived a full life, in Paris and then Australia-Mira is 88 when she is diagnosed with cancer, and her journalist daughter decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. What Rachelle discovers about her mother helps her fit together the jigsaw pieces of her own life. A Brilliant Life portrays not only how remote a prospect it was to live through the Holocaust, but what it is like to be the child of a survivor.
A story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of faith, “A Brilliant Life” questions the role that fate, chance and destiny plays in one's life. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience and is about the deep connection between mother and child that not even death can destroy.