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The Commandant's Shadow
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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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Daniela Völker,
  • Writer:
    Daniela Völker,
  • Producer:
    Gloria Abramoff, Daniela Völker,
  • Cinematographer:
    Rob Goldie, Piotr Trela,
  • Editor:
    Claire Guillon,
  • Executive Producer:
    Matti Leshem, Jani Guest, Sajan Raj Kurup, Neil Blair, Joel Greenberg, Jonathan Blair, Danny Cohen, Len Blavatnik, Jamie Jessop, Wendy Robbins,
  • Cast:
    Hans-Jürgen Höss, Kai Höss, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Maya Lasker-Wallfisch,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Gabriel Chwojnik,

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