WHO WILL
CARRY THE WORD
By Charlotte Delbo
(translated by Cynthia Haft)
Directed by Rebecca Marzalek-Kelly
SYNOPSIS: Based upon the true
story of Charlotte Delbo, a member of the French Resistance, Who Will
Carry The Word depicts the lives of twenty-three French women living
in the barracks at Auschwitz. They find solidarity while fighting to keep the
strongest of them alive so that someone can share their stories with the
world. An eloquent testament to the human spirit, Who Will Carry
The Word is a sobering and moving tribute to the resilience of people
placed in horrific circumstances, where what remains is the simple gift of
hope.
FROM THE
DIRECTOR: In the austere,
degraded setting of a concentration camp, we meet 23 French women, political
prisoners, at a point in their lives that could be safely described as below
rock bottom. The material and circumstances are extremely dark; to live
in a world where you wish the days would end weighs heavy on me. Yet
these women reach deep down and still find some kindness in their hearts to
share with one another, a powerful lesson in humanity that we all need to be
reminded of. I’m in awe of these women for their strength, the limits
exceeded, the boundaries pushed, and the courage to stand up against evil to
fight for the kind of world they wished to live in. I’m also in awe of
Charlotte Delbo, the playwright and a survivor, who spent a great deal of her
life accounting for these women and sharing their stories. Each of the
survivors (49 out of 230 women) knows that without the others, she would not
have returned. In a world where violence and hatred still play a role in
everyday life, we present this story to illustrate the power of “des petit
soins,” the little care.
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