The Story of Lina Amato

South African filmmaker, Johnathan Andrews, presents the true story of Lina Kantor (Amato), one of the few remaining survivors of the Holocaust now residing in Cape Town, South Africa.

Directed by: Johnathan Andrews / Documentary / 48min

This extraordinary documentary film explores the rare account of how the interventions of Selahattin Ülkümen (Turkish Consul-General on Rhodes Island, Greece), and the actions of two Italian school teachers (Bianca and Girolamo Sotgiu), saved 42 Jews from deportation by the Nazis to Auschwitz during July 1944 - World War II.

The film is an honest and unforgettable fragment of history, beautifully presented and told from Lina’s heart as she speaks about her time spent on Rhodes Island as a child and how she and her family was saved through the efforts of Ülkümen and the Sotgius. Yad Vashem ultimately recognized Ülkümen as "Righteous Among The Nations" in 1989 and the Sotgius in 2015.