Memories of a River (1990)

Release Date: 1990-02-08
Runtime: 2h 27min
Production Company: Feeling Productions
Production Country: France, Hungary
Director: Judit Elek

In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire, David Hersko, a Jewish shepherd, witnesses the attack of a young girl. His home is burned down and he finds shelter with the family of a Jewish logger. The loggers find the body of a young woman which they bury, going against local laws. They are charged with her murder and it is believed that they killed her as a ritual murder.