
A true story of German-Jewish heroism
1940: the German-Jewish resistance fighter Lisa Fittko and her husband Hans arrive in Banyuls-sur-mer, France, to set up an underground operation smuggling refugees from Nazi-occupied France over the Pyrenees mountains to safety in Spain. Despite facing enormous risks and challenges, they succeed in establishing a safe and reliable route over the mountains while avoiding arrest. The route is named the “F-route”: F for Fittko. After saving hundreds of lives, they themselves must find a way to safely escape France. Based on a true story.
(Fiction Feature Film written and directed by Loren David Marsh)

(Lisa Fittko)

(Lisa and Hans Fittko, right)
WRITER AND DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Loren David Marsh grew up on the South Side of Chicago and moved to Berlin in 2005. Loren wrote, produced and directed his first short film VIRGINITY that premiered at the Berlinale and played festivals around the world. He then wrote, produced and directed the low-budget feature films MISSION and INVITATION TO A SUICIDE in San Francisco and New York. His third feature as writer and director, NIGHT TO BE GONE, an English-language modern film noir set in Berlin, was released in cinemas last year in Germany and is now on streaming.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550611/
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
PRODUCER: lothar herzog filmproduktion GmbH
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: zischlermann filmproduktion GmbH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Georg Steinert
FUNDING (confirmed): FFA Minitraité, BKM