A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, Treasure follows Ruth (Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family's past, Eek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.
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00:00Ruti, I'm so glad to see you.
00:05Dad, what happened?
00:06There was problem with suitcase and nice man's dick.
00:09No, in New York at the airport.
00:11I went to McDonald's for the hunger.
00:17This is my daughter, very famous in New York.
00:19No, I'm a journalist.
00:20Yes, for the rich and the famous.
00:22I talk to famous people, that does not make me famous.
00:25What Jew goes to Poland as tourist?
00:31You and mom never talked about the past.
00:34I wanted to see where you grew up.
00:36I couldn't sleep, the bed was so lumpy.
00:39It's good for the sex, you know, but not for the sleeping.
00:42Dad, don't.
00:43Today we go to Warsaw Ghetto Wall.
00:46I really don't think this is the Warsaw Ghetto Wall.
00:48Ruti, the wall is a wall.
00:50Say the cheese.
00:52Cheese.
00:53The cheese.
00:54Stop derailing this trip.
00:57It used to be full of people this time of night.
01:00Before the Germans forced us into the ghetto.
01:05What you and your father do this trip, it is not easy.
01:10Ruti, if you want to see my old home, I show you the house.
01:17Dad, what's wrong?
01:18The teapot and even those cups belong to my mother.
01:25Dad, why do we have to leave?
01:29You know, Jews were murdered when they went back to their old houses.
01:34The teapot is yours, which means it's important.
01:37Clearly, you have none of the common sense.
01:48What is so funny?
01:50What is so funny?
01:54We used to be a family.
01:56Then it was just you and me.
01:58And now it's just me.
02:05At mom's funeral, you said mom wouldn't want us to cry.
02:09We didn't cry.
02:11But you can cry if you want to.
02:24You