The Commandant's Shadow

PG-13

“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.”

2024·103 min·Released

Studio: Creators, New Mandate Films, Snowstorm Productions

7.2TMDb

Available on

Theatrical May 29, 2024Digital Jul 18, 2024

Nexus ms5729TMDb 1277783IMDb tt32020404

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UK · English · USA

Documentary History War

Overview

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.