The Commandant's Shadow
"His father murdered more than a million Jews at Auschwitz. She survived the camp against all odds. 80 years later, they come face to face."
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Type: Movie Category: DocumentaryYear: 2024Details
While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz, Jewish prisoner Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was trying to survive the notorious concentration camp. At the heart of this film is the historic and inspiring moment – eight decades later – when the two come face-to-face. This is the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting, Anita’s London living room. Together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the four protagonists explore their very different hereditary burdens.
- Genres: Documentary, History, War
- Language: English, German
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Hans-Jürgen Höss , Kai Höss , Anita Lasker-Wallfisch , Maya Lasker-Wallfisch , Rudolf Höss , Adolf Hitler
- Director: Daniela Völker
- Producer: Wendy Robbins, Neil Blair
