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Watermarks (Hakoah Lischot) (tbc)
- Run time: 1 hour 17 mins
- Language: Hebrew
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1st January 2004
- Starring: Not Known
- Directed by: Yaron Zilberman
Plot Synopsis
Watermarks is the story of the champion women swimmers of the legendary Jewish sports club, Hakoah (strength in Hebrew), Vienna, which was founded in 1909 when Jews were barred from other sports clubs. In the 1930s Hakoah’s best-known triumphs came from its women swimmers, who dominated national competitions in Austria. They were stripped of their medals when they refused to represent Austria in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Sixtyfive years later, director Yaron Zilberman meets the members of the women’s team in their homes around the world, and arranges for them to have a reunion at their old swimming pool in Vienna, a journey that evokes memories of youth and femininity, and strengthens lifelong bonds. Watermarks is a saga of seven outstanding female athletes who still swim daily as they age with grace.