The Commandant's Shadow

    The Commandant's Shadow
    2024

    Synopsis

    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.

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      Cast

      • Hans-Jürgen HössSelf
      • Kai HössSelf
      • Anita Lasker-WallfischSelf
      • Maya Lasker-WallfischSelf
      • Rudolf HössSelf (archive footage)
      • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)

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