The World Will Tremble (film)
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| Directed by | Lior Geller |
| Screenplay by | Lior Geller |
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| Cinematography | Ivan Vatsov |
| Edited by | Tal Keller |
| Music by | Erez Koskas |
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| Distributed by | Vertical |
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Running time | 109 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
The World Will Tremble is a 2025 historical drama film written and directed by Lior Geller, and starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jeremy Neumark Jones. It tells the true story of an attempt to escape the Chełmno extermination camp during World War II by Michael Podchlebnik and Szlama Ber Winer. Critics have called the film "Astonishing... the first great movie of 2025."[2]
Premise
[edit]A group of prisoners attempt to escape Chełmno extermination camp during World War II, the first known Nazi camp of that nature, with the plan to tell the world of the systematic atrocities carried out.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Solomon Wiener
- Jeremy Neumark Jones as Michael Podchlebnik
- Anton Lesser
- David Kross
- Michael Fox
- Charlie MacGechan
- Michael Epp
- Danny Scheinmann
- Tim Bergmann
- George Lenz
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]Writer and director Lior Geller spent ten years researching the Chełmno extermination camp and was assisted by historian Dr. Na’ama Shik from Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre. The film is produced by Lorton Entertainment, UFO Films, Black Sheep Films, and Radiancy Pictures. Ben Silverman of Propagate Content, Arthur Landon and Ed Barratt of Lorton Entertainment, Phillip J. Roth of UFO, Yair Ilan of Radiancy Pictures, Erez Koskas of Cedar House Studio and Saar Yogev and Naomi Levari of Black Sheep Films are producers.[4]
Casting
[edit]The cast is led by Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jeremy Neumark Jones and also includes Charlie MacGechan, Anton Lesser, David Kross, Michael Fox, Michael Epp, Danny Scheinmann, Tim Bergmann and George Lenz.[5][6][7]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the Miami Jewish Film Festival in Miami, Florida on January 16, 2025.[8][9] It was released in the United States by Vertical on March 14, 2025.[10] Film critic Keith Garlington said of the film, "Deftly handled with accuracy and urgency, Geller’s film is both a powerful testimony and a harrowing indictment that doesn’t gaze directly upon the horror but it doesn’t hide from it either. The results are astonishing... With “The World Will Tremble”, Lior Geller joins the talented chorus of cinematic voices who responsibly ensure the Holocaust is remembered for the evil that it was and for the generational pain it has inflicted."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The World Will Tremble". Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Garlington, Keith (March 11, 2025). "REVIEW: "The World Will Tremble" (2025)". Keith & the Movies. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (February 2, 2023). "Lior Geller Sets Scripted Holocaust Feature 'The World Will Tremble,' Lorton Entertainment to Produce". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (December 18, 2023). "'The Invisible Man' Star Oliver Jackson-Cohen, 'Grantchester's' Jeremy Neumark Jones to Lead World War II Feature 'The World Will Tremble' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Barton, Steve (December 21, 2023). "Haverhill actor Charlie MacGechan stars in new Lior Geller movie about an escape from the Chelmno World War Two death camp, The World Will Tremble". Suffolk News. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "'The World Will Tremble' to Share True Story of Prisoner Escape From Chełmno". War History Online. December 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Barralla, Sara (November 25, 2023). "Haunting of Hill House star lands next lead movie role". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "The World Will Tremble". miamijewishfilmfestival. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Costantino, Lauren (January 9, 2025). "Powerful stories. Timely themes. Miami Jewish Film Festival returns for 28th year". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (January 27, 2025). "Holocaust Escape Thriller 'The World Will Tremble' Sells to Vertical (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2025.