Polish film on Sunday: ‘Poles Apart’ 62 min

When:
July 10, 2016 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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2016-07-10T15:00:00-07:00
Where:
Polish Heritage Trust Museum
125 Elliot Street
Howick, Auckland 2014
New Zealand
Cost:
Entry by donation, Thank you
Contact:
Museum staff
09 533 3530

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Sunday Winter Films:  ‘Poles Apart’ by A Suchanski

Poles Apart is the story of 733 Polish orphans who came to New Zealand in 1944. With a backdrop provided by the events of World War Two, the documentary traces their long and arduous journey from Poland through Siberia, Uzbekistan and Persia to New Zealand: a journey that takes them from the warmth and comfort of their homes in Poland, to the freezing barracks of Siberian forced labour camps, to the suffocating heat of the mud huts of Uzbekistan, to converted harems and stables of the Shah of Persia and finally to a former army camp in Pahiatua, New Zealand.

‘Polish children in Persia 1942-44’ and ‘Little Poland in Pahiatua’ exhibition  photographs are on display in the Upper gallery for viewing after the film.

This documentary was made for the 60th reunion and has a number of the now adults interviews on their thoughts about this incredible story