The Commandant's Shadow
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- 2024
- 103
Biography
Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father´s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the camp commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews. While Hans Jürgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood playing with many toys in the family villa at Auschwitz, Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was playing for her life to survive the notorious concentration camp.
- Year
- 2024
- Production country
- SAD, Izrael, Poljska, UK, Njemačka
- Duration
- 103 min
Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) 2025 / Miami Jewish Film Festival 2025 / Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival 2025 / Mandell JCC 2025 / Oxford Shorts 2025 – University of Oxford / Picturehouse (UK) / Queen's Film Theatre (Belfast) – Holocaust Memorial Day / Chapman University