And the Violins Stopped Playing

This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.

Cast

Horst Buchholz

as Dymitr Mirga

Maya Ramati

as Zoya Natkin

Piotr Polk

as Roman Mirga

Didi Ramati

as Wala Mirga

Zitto Kazann

as Mikita

Marcin Troński

as Josef Mengele

Wojciech Pastuszko

as Koro

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski

as Paweł

Marne Maitland

as Sandu

Bettine Milne

as Rosa

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