Ghetto (2006)

In 1942, in Vilna, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate the ghetto in the capital of Lithuania, becoming the master of life or death. When he finds the gorgeous Hayyah sneaking with one kilo of beam stolen from the German army, he sentences her to death; but when he is informed that she was a former successful singer, he decides to activate the old theater and promote shows in the ghetto. The Jew Chief of Police Gens uses the theater and a sewing factory to save as much lives as he can; in his ambiguous position, he kills Jews to save lives of others.

The movie Ghetto, released in 2006, features 14 songs from artists like Judita Leitaite and St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Vilnius M.K. Ciurlionis Music School Children Choir and Choir Aidija, Judita Leitaite, Sostines Brass Quintet, Kazys Stonkus (accordion), Sergejus Okrusko (piano), and Neda Malunaviciute. What is your favorite song from Ghetto?

Songs from Ghetto

Unter Daine Vaysse Shtern

Judita Leitaite and St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra

Hot Zich Mir Di Shich Zerissn

Judita Leitaite and St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra

Shtiler, Shtiler

Vilnius M.K. Ciurlionis Music School Children Choir and Choir Aidija

Friling

Judita Leitaite, Sostines Brass Quintet, Kazys Stonkus (accordion), Sergejus Okrusko (piano),

Mir Lebn Eibik

Neda Malunaviciute

Zog Nit Keinmol

Judita Leitaite

Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola

Judita Leitaite, Sostines Brass Quintet and Pavelas Giunteris (percussion)

Swanee

Judita Leitaite, Vytautas Labutis (sax.) and St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra

March

Sostines Brass Quintet (Algirdas Janusevicius, Saulius Antanas Zvirblis, Marius Rancovas,

3rd Quartet (fragments)

Chordos Quartet (Ieva Sipaityte, Egle Jurasunaite, Robertas Bliskevicius and Mindaugas Backus)

Chaconne BWV 1004 (fragments)

Chordos Quartet (Ieva Sipaityte, Egle Jurasunaite, Robertas Bliskevicius and Mindaugas Backus)

Adagietto from The 5th Symphony (fragments)

Chordos Quartet (Ieva Sipaityte, Egle Jurasunaite, Robertas Bliskevicius and Mindaugas Backus)

Dance

Ingrida Armonaite (violin) and Sergejus Okrusko (piano)

Hassidic Freilach

Leonid Barshtak (violin)