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The Commandant's Shadow
PG-13
1h
50m
GQT Willow Knolls 14 , IL
4100 W Willow Knolls Dr
Peoria, IL 61615
Peoria, IL 61615
GQT Eastside 10 IMAX , IN
300 Farabee Dr
Lafayette, IN 47905
Lafayette, IN 47905
GQT Wabash Landing 9 , IN
300 E State St
West Lafayette, IN 47906
West Lafayette, IN 47906
GQT Holland 7 , MI
500 S Waverly Rd
Holland, MI 49423
Holland, MI 49423
GQT Jackson 10 , MI
1501 N Wisner St
Jackson, MI 49202
Jackson, MI 49202
GQT Kalamazoo 10 , MI
820 Maple Hill Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
GQT Krafft 8 , MI
2725 Krafft Rd
Port Huron, MI 48060
Port Huron, MI 48060
GQT Oxford 7 , MI
48 S Washington St
Oxford, MI 48371
Oxford, MI 48371
GQT West Columbia 7 , MI
2500 W Columbia Ave
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Synopsis
The true story that inspired the Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest, The Commandant’s Shadow tells how, eight decades after Auschwitz, Hans Jurgen Höss and Anita Lasker Wallfisch – both survivors in their very different ways – come face to face, together with their children, to explore how the Holocaust has impacted all their lives. It’s a historic moment, the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting. Told through firsthand testimony, letters, personal and historical archive footage, this feature-length documentary is about a mother and daughter, a father and son, and the shadow cast down the generations. Raising questions about love, guilt and forgiveness, it is also a story of hope, acceptance and compassion.
Director
Daniela Völker
Cast
Hans-Jürgen Höss, Kai Höss, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Maya Lasker-Wallfisch
Genre
Documentary