Rafting to Bombay

In November 2008, while Israeli director Erez Laufer was filming in Mumbai, he found himself amidst the city’s worst terror attack. The documentary Rafting to Bombay intertwines this contemporary crisis with the story of Laufer’s father, Nahum, who as a child escaped the Nazis by fleeing to Mumbai. This city, once a refuge for Jewish refugees during World War II, becomes a backdrop for a family’s multi-generational saga. The film juxtaposes Nahum’s childhood memories of an enchanting India with the stark reality of their harrowing escape, revealing a poignant narrative of survival and memory across three generations.