A Life Like a Novel: In the winter of 2012, an Israeli film crew arrives in Innsbruck to research Ernst Beschinsky, the president of the Jewish Community who passed away in 1987; no one is surprised yet. The grandfather of filmmaker Yair Lev was also named Ernst Beschinsky and was born on the same day in Vienna; now people are starting to wonder. When it turns out that this other man must have been the "real" Ernst Beschinsky and the one in Innsbruck is the "fake," a scandal looms. Manek's Lists is a thrilling ride through the life of a gambler who navigates the political turmoil of the 20th century—pursued by both the Nazis and the Communists—time and again managing to survive. The lists he devises throughout his life save him time and again. Based on a true story that one would not believe if it were not true.