Hitler's Children
Thou shalt honor thy mother and thy father.
Thou shalt honor thy mother and thy father.
Documentary, History, War
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2011
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Their family name alone evokes horror: Himmler, Frank, Goering, Hoess. This film looks at the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women who were left a legacy that indelibly associates them with one of the greatest abominations in history. What is it like to have grown up with a name that immediately raises images of genocide? How do they live with the weight of their ancestors' crimes? Is it possible to move on from the crimes of their ancestors?
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
83 min
Release date:
21 Nov 2011
Languages:
Hebrew (modern), German, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$28,663
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A film whose core is a haunting question: When parents are monstrous, where does filial love begin and end?
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb 2013
rotten:
The moral weight of "Hitler's Children" is unmistakable. So is that weight's inertness.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
3 Jan 2013
fresh:
The sins of the fathers have seldom weighed so heavy as in the odd, intriguing and ultimately moving Hitler's Children.
– John Anderson,
Variety,
16 Nov 2012
fresh:
Haunting documentary about the descendants of top Nazi leaders struggling to endure their horrific legacy.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
16 Nov 2012
fresh:
Quiet, simple and soaked in sorrow, "Hitler's Children" takes a stripped-down approach to an emotionally sophisticated subject.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
16 Nov 2012