The Commandant's Shadow
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Adolf Hitler · Maya Lasker-Wallfisch · Rudolf Höss · Kai Höss · Hans-Jürgen Höss · Anita Lasker-Wallfisch · Daniela Völker