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    The Commandant's Shadow

    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."

    2024

    1:43:33

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    The Commandant's Shadow

    Genre

    Documentary
    History
    War

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Daniela Völker

    Writers

    Daniela Völker,

    Stars

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