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What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

Documentary - 2015
What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy
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Can you imagine what it means to grow up as the child of a mass murderer? Hans Frank and Otto von Wächter were indicted as war criminals for their roles in WWII. Nazi Governors and consultants to Hitler himself, the two are collectively responsible for thousands of deaths. But what stood out to Philippe Sands were the impressions they left on their sons. While researching the Nuremberg trials, the human rights lawyer came across two men who re-focused his studies: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter. The men hold polar opposite views on the men who raised them.
Cast:
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Niklas Frank
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Philippe Sands
,
Horst von Wächter

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
19 Apr 2015
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
[Wachter is] a frightening example of how the denial common to fascist regimes can endure long afterward.
– Tal Rosenberg,
Chicago Reader,
12 Nov 2015
fresh:
What Our Fathers Did is a movie about historical and filial responsibility, about repudiation, about acceptance, about the pain we inherit, and the pain that continues to be doled out.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
12 Nov 2015
fresh:
The film is not just about a very specific and difficult conversation. Ultimately, it is also about the failure of conversation itself.
– Pat Padua,
Washington Post,
12 Nov 2015
fresh:
What starts out as a genial documentary about two sons of high officials of the Nazi Party soon turns chilling in the gripping and compelling "What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy."
– Leba Hertz,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Nov 2015
fresh:
A troubling study of denial, wartime responsibility and the challenge of dealing with a monster in the family.
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
10 Nov 2015
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