Jake Paltrow has revealed that he was inspired by his late father, Bruce Paltrow's, interest in World War II and Jewish history for his latest film.
The 48-year-old director recently released his new historical film, June zero
According to a report by People In an interview with The Guardian magazine, Jake said the film is about the long-term effects of the Holocaust and was inspired by his father's interest.
He said in a statement: “I think he felt blessed to have been born in the United States and that only that stroke of luck prevented another fate.”
Jake continued, “He was an artist before he became a writer and he devoted a lot of creative energy to works about his perception of the Holocaust.”
The film is the story of three people living in Israel after the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, an officer of Germany's Nazi regime during World War II.
Jake told the outlet how his father injected the history of the Jews into his mind.
“I think he wanted to make sure I understood what happened to the Jews of Europe, so he showed me Claude Lanzmann's Shoah and we watched the BBC documentary series. The world at war every year.”
For those who don't know, Bruce died due to throat cancer at the age of 58 in 2002.
