The Commandant's Shadow
2024, English. Directed by Daniela Völker.
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.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
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- Released
- 29 May 2024
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Daniela Völker
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The Commandant's Shadow runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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If you liked The Commandant's Shadow, try The Bloody Hundredth, Zeitgeist: Addendum, 2000 Meters to Andriivka.
Who directed The Commandant's Shadow?
The Commandant's Shadow (2024) was directed by Daniela Völker and stars Hans-Jürgen Höss, Kai Höss, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch.