Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Nelly & Nadine

Magnus GERTTEN 2022 Sweden, Belgium, Norway b/w & color 93min French, English, Sp DCP
On Christmas Eve, 1944, Nelly and Nadine fell in love in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Despite being separated in the last months of the war, they managed to later reunite and spend the rest of their life together. For many years the love story was kept a secret until Nelly’s grandchild, Sylvie, decided to open Nelly and Nadine’s unseen personal archives and uncover their remarkable story.

Director

Magnus GERTTEN

An award-winning director and producer from Sweden. GERTTEN has directed more than 15 documentaries for SVT and TV channels since 1998. His films have been screened at festivals worldwide. Nelly and Nadine is his third film about the survivors in WWII.

Magnus GERTTEN

1994 En ängels moral
1998 Blådårar - Om kärleken till ett fotbollslag
1999 Sjung ingen lovsång 
2001 Far till staden
2002 Vägen tillbaka - Blådårar 2
2002 En doft av choklad
2004 Gå loss
2005 Rolling Like a Stone
2005 Mitt Hjärtas Malmö volym 1, 1953-1965
2006 Mitt hjärtas Malmö - vol 2 1936-1951
2007 Mitt hjärtas Malmö: Vol 4 - 1908 - 1936
2007 Mitt hjärtas Malmö: Vol 5 1955 -1968
2007 Mitt hjärtas Malmö - volym 3 1961-1974
2008 Long Distance Love 
2008 Mitt hjärtas Malmö: Vol 6
2011 Hoppets hamn
2014 Tusen bitar 
2015 Every Face Has a Nam
2015 Den unge Zlatan
2020 Endast djävulen lever utan hopp
2021 Kneg
2022 Nelly & Nadine

Director: Magnus GERTTEN
Producer: Ove RISHØJ JENSEN
Cinematographer: Caroline TROEDSSON
Editor: Jesper OSMUND, Phil JANDALY
Composer: Marthe BELSVIK STAVRUM
Sound Designer: Are ÅBERG, Krister JOHNSON, Jørgen MEYER, Audun RØSTAD, Katarzyna MARIA WIECZOREK
Research & Story Consultant: Philippe VAN MEERBEECK
Head of Research: Sebastian CLAESSON
Colorist: Rune FELIX HOLM
Post-Production Supervisor: Jakob SCHAUMBURG
Graphic Designer: Annelies VAES

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