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The Pageant
The Pageant
6.8
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111 Ratings

THE PAGEANT

Directed by Eytan İpeker
Turkey, France, 2020
Documentary

Synopsis

Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest takes place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust who walk try to earn the title “Miss Holocaust Survivor”. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, the personal traumas of the survivors remain as deep as ever.

Synopsis

Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest takes place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust who walk try to earn the title “Miss Holocaust Survivor”. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, the personal traumas of the survivors remain as deep as ever.