The Commandant's Shadow

HistoryDocumentary

2024, Movie, 1h 43min

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.

Country: United States,United Kingdom,Poland,Germany,Israel

Director:

Daniela Völker

Cast:

Adolf Hitler,

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch,

Maya Lasker-Wallfisch,

Kai Höss

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7.3

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Critic David Ehrlich Read More Read

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A chilling documentary postscript to ‘The Zone of Interest’ that centers on Rudolf Höss’ children.

Read full review at Indie Wire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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The film asks sombre questions about how trauma and pain are passed down the generations and paints an intriguing picture of Lasker-Wallfisch’s daughter Maya, now a therapist and deeply affected by this issue.

Read full review at The Guardian