简介：PéterForgácsisprimarilyinterestedinthewayinwhichthesefilmsseemtodepictonlyhappymoments,butoncloserconsiderationtheyalsoappeartotellahiddenhistory,whichcanbebroughtbacktothesurfacebytherecyclingfilmmaker. InthetravelogueTheDanubeExodus,hedocumentstheJewishexodusfromSlovakiajustbeforethebeginningofWorldWarII.Intwoboats,agroupofninehundredSlovak,AustrianJewstriedtoreachtheBlackSeaviatheriverDanube,inordertogettoPalestinefromthere.ForgácsbasedhisfilmontheamateurfilmsofCaptainNándorAndrásovits,thecaptainofoneoftheboats. Hefilmedhispassengerswhiletheyprayed,sleptandevengotmarried.Attheendofthisjourney,itisclearthattheboatwillnotreturnempty:areverseexodustakesplace,thistimeofrepatriatingBessarabianGermans,fleeingtotheThirdReichbecauseoftheSovietinvasionofBessarabia.…