Charging The Rhino

The past imperfect

Charging The Rhino — Plot

On June 29, 1941 thousands of Jews were herded into a courtyard in Iasi, Romania and were massacred by German and Romanian soldiers. Many of the Jacobovicis of Romania died that day. Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici goes back to the land of his forebears and explores issues of memory - his and Romania's. Charging the Rhino is a documentary about the Romanian Holocaust. Romanian fascists shot filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici’s father, Joseph, during WWII. Romanian communists shot his cousin, Sasha, during the Cold War. Through their stories the film explores the devastating history of fascism and communism in Romania and the life-altering affect it had on the psyche of those who endured Romania’s unimaginable.

• Release date
• July 1, 2007
• Runtime
• 52 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Simcha Jacobovici

Charging The Rhino — Cast

Simcha Jacobovici Self

S

Sara Jacobovici Self

S

Serban Suru Self

G

George Voicu Self

I

Itzhak Schwarz-Kara Self

L

Lya Benjamin Self

I

Ioan Constantinecu Self