The Midwife from Berlin

1945. The war is over, but for Esther Pasternak, everything is just beginning. In Auschwitz, she gave birth to a daughter – the fair-haired Pippa, who was given to a German family. Esther left a mark on the child that is impossible to confuse: under her arm – the same camp number as her own. Now, among the ruins of Berlin, she follows a trail: orphanages, hospitals, lists – and the faces of children where she sees her own. 1961.

After years of waiting, Esther has a chance to get closer to the truth. But suddenly, the Berlin Wall cuts through the city, and East Berlin is effectively “closed”: passage is only possible with special permits, there are checks at the border, and any connection with the West becomes a reason for persecution. The search turns into a struggle not only against time but also against a system that knows how to separate forever. 

Heartfelt and tense, “The Midwife from Berlin” is a story about a family that history separated again and again, and about a love that can wait longer than wars last and walls stand.