The Light of Hope (La llum d'Elna) 7 years old

"When there is great suffering, you don't ask questions. You help....."

The Light of Hope

When the Vichy authorities close the Elna Maternity Hospital, which welcomes pregnant women from the concentration camps, its director, Elisabeth, and Victoria, will sacrifice themselves to save it. Television film written by Margarita Melgar and directed by Sílvia Quer (' 'Velvet' ', (' 'Gran Hotel' '), set in northern Catalonia during the summer of 1942. The film is based on real events and narrates the prowess of Elisabeth Eidenbenz, founder of Elna's Maternity, which along with her collaborators restored dignity to pregnant women in the Argelers and Ribesaltes internment camps in Vichy France Motherhood welcomed hundreds of women and saved 597 babies from certain death.

Credits

The Light of Hope Cast

Name Character
Nora Navas She was 42, now 49 years old
Blanca Romero She was 40, now 48 years old
Nausicaa Bonnín She was 31, now 39 years old

The Light of Hope Crew

Name Department
Sílvia Quer as Director. She was 54 (now 62) years old Directing
The Light of Hope poster
The Light of Hope (7 years)

"When there is great suffering, you don't ask questions. You help....."

  • Release day: Monday, March 27, 2017
  • Runtime: 96 minutes