The seventh million: the Israelis and the Holocaust dir: Benny Brunner DOCUMENTARY History year 1995 running time 2 x 55' director Benny Brunner photography Ram Lee-Tal producer Leon Paquay co-producers A Viewpoint Production co-produced by ARTE, ZDF and IBA (Israel) original format Beta SP language Hebrew subtitles Dutch and English versions voice-over Yes first screening Broadcast in France, Germany and Spain by ARTE on 24 and 31 May 1995. festivals The International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 1995, the Jerusalem Film Festival 1995, the Festival of Jewish Cinema 1995 (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth) and the Donostia Screenings 1995. television broadcasts Broadcast on ARTE, ZDF, IBA (Israel) and VPRO Television. logline Explores the Jewish state's attitude to the Holocaust. Tom Segev's book The seventh million, on which the film is based, shows that survivors were despised in a society glorifying heroism and the 'New Jew'.