its depiction of the intimate space of the Singer family and their interactions with one another — marked by love, devotion and the all-too-real fear of imminent loss and separation. When the rabbi is forced to watch his synagogue set aflame by the Nazis, and returns home with a swastika emblazoned on his head, he insists that the important thing is that the family is alive and together. Awards In 1979, David won three awards at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear - Peter Lilienthal Interfilm Award - Peter Lilienthal OCIC Award - Peter Lilenthal The same year, David won two awards at the German Film Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement- Walter Taub Outstanding Feature Film- David Cast Mario Fischel ... David Singer Walter Taub ... Rabbi Singer Irena Vrkljan ... Frau Singer - David's mother Eva Mattes ... Toni Dominique Horwitz ... Leo Singer Torsten Henties ... David as child Gustav Rudolf Sellner ... Dr. Grell (as Rudolph Sellner) Erik Jelde (as Eric Jelde) Nikolaus Dutsch ... Kohn Sabine Andreas ... Rifka Buddy Elias Golda Tencer Vladimir Weigl (as Vladimir Weigel) Hanns Zischler (as Johann Zischler) Reception David was praised for its recreation of war-time Germany and its tendency towards understatement. The horrors of the Holocaust speak for themselves, not requiring overzealous emotionality from the actors or direction. See also Holocaust survivors List of films featuring Berlin List of Holocaust films Notes References External links David's review from The Jewish Channel New York Times Review MSN Movie Review 1979 films 1979 drama films German drama films West German films 1970s German-language films Films about Nazi Germany Holocaust films Films set in Berlin Films directed by Peter Lilienthal Golden Bear winners 1970s German films