Love It Was Not

A young Jewish woman named Helena Citron is taken to Auschwitz, where she develops an unlikely romantic relationship with Franz Wunsch, a high-ranking SS officer. Thirty years later, a letter arrives from Wunsch’s wife asking Helena to testify on Wunsch’s behalf. Faced with an impossible decision, Helena must choose. Will she help the man who brutalized so many lives, but saved hers?

Directed by Maya Sarfaty

Director of: OVERTIME, YOM YOM

Starring: Helena Citron, Roza Citron, Frank Wunsch

Israel and Austria | NR | 86 min | Documentary / 2021

Hebrew and German with English subtitles

“A thought-provoking and compelling documentary.” — FilmWeek

“A uniquely compelling, exhaustively researched documentary by Israeli filmmaker Maya Sarfaty that never settles for pat answers.” — Los Angeles Times