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During the Second World War, Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz saved the lives of at least 50,000 Hungarian Jews. He was a true rescuer — in fact, the greatest individual rescuer in Hungary. Why is he not better known?
When Carl Lutz returned to Switzerland after the war, the Swiss authorities demoted him for exceeding his official authority, as saving lives had not been part of his assigned duties. He was never rehabilitated during his lifetime and remained unrecognized until his death in 1975.
In 2014, however, a documentary film about his life was made in Switzerland. How is it possible that this film was never distributed in Hungary? Now, more than ten years later, the film about Carl Lutz’s extraordinary life can finally be seen at the Spinoza Theatre.
Swiss documentary film, 2014 (91 min)
Written and directed by: Daniel von Aarburg
Producer: Patrick Müller
Admission is free, but registration is required: spinoza@spinoza.hu
The free screening of the film was made possible with the cooperation of the Raoul Wallenberg Association.