Past Life

Two sisters, the daughters of Holocaust survivors, investigate a taboo topic: the mystery of their difficult father’s experiences in Poland during World War II. Nana, who bears a grudge for the beatings her father dealt out during her youth, rises to the challenge of this provocation like a true private investigator. But as the siblings uncover surprising facts about their father’s past, these lead the way to further questions and additional turmoil within the family. Meanwhile, Nesher adds further resonance to the action by layering in some significant subplots that come together with the main story in moving ways and by deepening the characterization and relationship of the two sisters, both of whom are struggling to liberate their own unique artistic voices in a patriarchal world.