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Esther's Diary

Esther's Diary

20101h 14m

Overview

Two successful, modern day American women, Maria and Sarah, are brought together by a secret connection they never knew they had; their mothers, Apolonia, a Christian, and Esther, a Jew, were best friends during the Polish Holocaust. A recently bequeathed diary from Esther to her daughter Sarah illuminates events of a dark past that lead Apolonia to confess to her daughter, Maria, a lifetime of self-blame and guilt for an unintended betrayal that led to her best friend's capture by the Nazis.

Directed by Mariusz Kotowski
Written by Mariusz Kotowski, Allan Knee
Produced by Mariusz Kotowski
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Top Cast

Juli Erickson

Juli Erickson

Apollonia Kowalski

Shelley Calene-Black

Shelley Calene-Black

Maria Patterson

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Sydney Barrosse

Sarah Blumenfeld

J

Jamie Goodwin

Jeff

D

Dell Aldrich

Esther Horn-Blumenfeld (voice)

Wilbur Penn

Wilbur Penn

Clayton

Kathy Rose Center

Kathy Rose Center

Apollonia's Attendant

Christina Childress

Christina Childress

Jennifer - intern

About Esther's Diary

Esther's Diary is a crime, drama, history, war film released in 2010. Directed by Mariusz Kotowski, it stars Juli Erickson, Shelley Calene-Black, Sydney Barrosse. Two successful, modern day American women, Maria and Sarah, are brought together by a secret connection they never knew they had; their mothers, Apolonia, a Christian, and Esther, a Jew, were best friends during the Polish Holocaust. A recently bequeathed diary from Esther to her daughter Sarah illuminates events of a dark past that lead Apolonia to confess to her daughter, Maria, a lifetime of self-blame and guilt for an unintended betrayal that led to her best friend's capture by the Nazis.

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