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The Commandant's Shadow (2024)

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.

  • Documentary
  • History
  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Hans-Jürgen HössHans-Jürgen HössSelf
  • Photo of Kai HössKai HössSelf
  • Photo of Anita Lasker-WallfischAnita Lasker-WallfischSelf
  • Photo of Maya Lasker-WallfischMaya Lasker-WallfischSelf
  • Photo of Rudolf HössRudolf HössSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)

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