The Commandant's Shadow

Synopsis

While Hans Jurgen Hoss 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 Hoss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the four protagonists explore their very different hereditary burdens.