Dir.: Alexender Røsler; Script: Alexander Røsler; Phot.: Helge Semb; Ed.: Einar Egeland; Mus.: Geir Bøhren, Bent Åserud; Cast: Thomas Jüngling Sørensen, Teresa Harder, Hans Kremer, Martin Meingast, Charlotte Trier, Wolfgang Pintzka, John Henning Gøbring Hermstad; Prod.: Axel Helgeland, Northern Lights A/S, Wedel Jarsbergsvei 36, N-1342 Jar (Norvège), tél. (47-67) 525 330, fax: (47-67) 525 340; Sales: Lena Enquist, Swedish Film Institute, P.O Box 27126, S-102 52 Stockholm (Suède), tél.: (468) 665 1100, fax: (468) 661 1820 .

During the '50s, a small number of Jewish refugees from Germany were able to find new homes in Norway. Among them are the Trotzigs, who have two sons. Mendel, the youngest son, is a bit shocked by his adopted country. He had expected to find polar bears roaming the streets but instead finds himself having to get used to fish dumpling and cod-liver oil. Wile the old members of his family complain about unfamiliar Norwegian habits, Mendel discovers that it isn't always easy to get along with the other Jews. Here in a staunchly Protestant environment, everyone seems to have a different opinion on what it means to be Jewish. Mendel also has to come to terms with the Holocaust. Although he was too young to have any distinct memories about the period, he imagination feeds on what he overhears from whispered conversations. When he finally learns the truth from hidden photos, Mendel begins to share the adults' nightmares and his view of the local undergoes a radical change. In order to retain his own pride, Mendel finds his own private war to fight. He convinces himself that the "Mitten Man", a cranky loner, is anti-Semitism incarnate, and he plots revenge. But in his showdown with evil, Mendel learns some surprising lessons. "Grippingly real... full of strong emotions... Røsler, a veteran documaker who has made many films for children, brings home complex, adult issues in simple ways." -- Deborah Young (Variety)