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The Commandant's Shadow

The Commandant's Shadow

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War

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.

Date: 05/29/2024
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Hans-Jürgen Höss, Kai Höss, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, Rudolf Höss, Adolf Hitler

Hans-Jürgen Höss

Kai Höss

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch as Self in The Commandant's Shadow Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Maya Lasker-Wallfisch

Rudolf Höss

Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) in The Commandant's Shadow Adolf Hitler

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