Dror Zahav

Dror Zahavi is a graduate of Hochschule for Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf in Potsdam, Germany. He produced the film Alexander Penn – “Ich will sein in allem”, which was nominated for a student Oscar in 1988. He has since directed numerous television movies as well as episodes of television series. In 1999 he received the German Television Award, Deutscher Fernsehpreis, and the Bavarian Television Award, Bayerischer Fernsephpreis for his work on these TV series. 

(Der Uranberg)  Germany, 2010, 89 min, German Contact: www.saxonia-media.de The world in 1947: The Cold War has begun. The nuclear arms race between USAmerica and Russia becomes a threat to mankind. The arms race is decided in the Ore Mountains. That is where the Soviets had the Germans mine uranium for the construction of their first atom bomb without any consideration for the actual costs. The repatriated prisoner of war and miner Kurt Meinel (Vinzenz Kiefer) falls in love with Lydia (Nadja Bobyleva), the daughter of the Russian Major Burski (Henry Hübchen) – a dangerous love affair. When they become involved in a mining disaster, their secret love is tried to the breaking point. Lydia's father has to decide between the life of his daughter and carrying out his orders: to...