The Commandant's Shadow

The Commandant's Shadow (2024)


  • Genre: Documentary, History, War
  • Release Date: 2024-05-29
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Daniela Völker

Summary

The true story that inspired the Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest, The Commandant’s Shadow tells how, eight decades after Auschwitz, Hans Jurgen Höss and Anita Lasker Wallfisch – both survivors in their very different ways – come face to face, together with their children, to explore how the Holocaust has impacted all their lives. It’s a historic moment, the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting. Told through firsthand testimony, letters, personal and historical archive footage, this feature-length documentary is about a mother and daughter, a father and son, and the shadow cast down the generations. Raising questions about love, guilt and forgiveness, it is also a story of hope, acceptance and compassion.

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  • Hans-Jürgen Höss

    as Self
  • Kai Höss

    as Self
  • Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

    as Self
  • Maya Lasker-Wallfisch

    as Self
Directing Daniela Völker Director
Production Daniela Völker Producer

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