The Book of Ruth

Year listed: 2022

Published at the original source: 2022-11-08. This is the upload date, which may differ from the film’s release.

15 min · English · Drama

Ruth welcomes her daughter and grandchildren for a warm, food-filled Passover gathering. But her granddaughter Lizzy has noticed how Ruth reacts to news reports revising the deaths of Anne Frank and her sister, and keeps pressing her about something she has long suspected. After first brushing it off, Ruth finally opens up about a secret she has carried all her life. A gentle 'what if' story about survival, identity and the power of stories.

Why we picked it

A warm Passover visit turns serious when a granddaughter confronts her grandmother with a secret that touches on Anne Frank's history. A fourteen-minute English drama about memory and truth.

Holocaust-related history, family secrets and emotional distress. Source-based review; not rated for children.

Source: Omeleto

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