Besa: The Promise

1h 26m
Documentary
10

A documentary exploring how Albanians, including many Muslims, helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk, and trying to help the son of an Albanian baker that housed a Jewish family for a year return some Hebrew books that the family had to leave behind.

Cast

Norman H. Gershman
himself
Rexhep Hoxha
himself

Crew

Rachel Goslins
Director, Producer
Christine S. Romero
Editor, Producer
Neil Barrett
Director of Photography
Jason Williams
Producer
William Morgan
Producer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Mark N. Boszko
Editorial Staff
Tom Schmidt
Art Direction

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