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The Commandant's Shadow

05/29/2024

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1hr 43min

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Documentary

,History

,War

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.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Hans-Jürgen Höss
  • Kai Höss
  • Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
  • Maya Lasker-Wallfisch
  • Rudolf Höss

    Directors

  • Daniela Völker
  • Wendy Robbins

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Snowstorm Productions
  • Creators
  • New Mandate Films

    Production Countries

  • Germany
  • Israel
  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • English

Cast

Hans-Jürgen Höss

Self

Kai Höss

Self

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Self

Maya Lasker-Wallfisch

Self

Rudolf Höss

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

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