Poster of We Want the Light

We Want the Light

Plot: The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms
Release Date: Friday, October 22 2004
20 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jacques StroumsaJacques Stroumsa. Jacques Stroumsa was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Evgeny KissinEvgeny Kissin. Evgeny Kissin was 33 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 10 1971
Portrait of Vladimir AshkenazyVladimir Ashkenazy. Vladimir Ashkenazy was 67 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 06 1937
Portrait of Zubin MehtaZubin Mehta. Zubin Mehta was 68 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 29 1936
Portrait of Pinchas ZukermanPinchas Zukerman. Pinchas Zukerman was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toby PerlmanToby Perlman. Toby Perlman was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michael HaasMichael Haas. Michael Haas was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Elyakim Ha'etzniElyakim Ha'etzni. Elyakim Ha'etzni was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Norman LebrechtNorman Lebrecht. Norman Lebrecht was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Margaret BrearleyMargaret Brearley. Margaret Brearley was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Paul Lawrence RosePaul Lawrence Rose. Paul Lawrence Rose was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daniel BarenboimDaniel Barenboim. Daniel Barenboim was 61 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1942
Portrait of Yirmiyahu YovelYirmiyahu Yovel. Yirmiyahu Yovel was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Uri ToeplitzUri Toeplitz. Uri Toeplitz was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Anita Lasker-WallfischAnita Lasker-Wallfisch. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was 79 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 17 1925
Portrait of Itzhak PerlmanItzhak Perlman. Itzhak Perlman was 59 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 31 1945
Portrait of Alice Herz-SommerAlice Herz-Sommer. Alice Herz-Sommer was 100 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 26 1903 –
Died: Sun, Feb 23 2014

Crew

Portrait of Christopher NupenChristopher Nupen. Christopher Nupen was 70 in We Want the Light as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 30 1934 –
Died: Sun, Feb 19 2023