The Students of Umberto Primo

2022 • Directed by

Alessandra Maioletti

Documentary

the students of Umberto Primo

Thessaloniki, Greece, under Nazi occupation, 96% of the Jewish population is sent to Auschwitz. The adventures, hopes and dreams of nine Jewish students of the Italian School Umberto Primo come to life. The film is based on the archive found by an Italian professor and the testimonies of the protagonists. By recreating their stories, we tell the story of the Holocaust in Greece.