

A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his family's actions during the war and their nightmares now. His imagination frequently runs away from him.
Thomas Jüngling Sørensen
Mendel
Lead
Teresa Harder
Bela Trotzig

Hans Kremer
Aron Trotzig
Martin Meingast
David

Bjørn Sundquist
Vottemannen

Charlotte Trier
Mrs. Freund
Wolfgang Pintzka
Mr. Freund
John Henning Görbing-Hermstad
Markus Freund
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Røsler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Mendel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”