The heist movie we need: stealing books from the flames of history.
When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematically burn entire libraries, book hunters, secret heroes of history, travel the world saving and copying texts, threatened by the madness of censors, with the noble purpose of preventing the ultimate loss of human knowledge.
Production
Stunning access to hidden monastic libraries worldwide.
Writing
Narration treats book hunters like action heroes—because they are.
Direction
Brahms finds tension in silence and careful hands.
Director
Susanne Brahms
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Susanne Brahms spent three years negotiating monastery access; some locations had never allowed cameras before.
The film's release preceded ISIS's 2017 destruction of Mosul's libraries by months, making Najeeb Michaeel's segment devastatingly prescient.
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