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On the 15th of May 1940
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On the 15th of May 1940, six members of the family endedtheir lives by gas asphyxiation

On the 15th of May 1940, six members of the family ended
their lives by gas asphyxiation

Full Transcript

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On the 15th of May 1940,
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six members of the family ended their lives by gas asphyxiation.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
02:24:37
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's...
Their housemaid Karoline Falk also chose death. - Occupied City 00:06
Their housemaid Karoline Falk also chose death.
128 Willemsparkweg, ground floor. - Occupied City 00:06
128 Willemsparkweg, ground floor.
Sales Centre for Conjuring Tricks - Occupied City 00:08
Sales Centre for Conjuring Tricks
Hauer was a baptised Catholic in a "mixed marriage", - Occupied City 00:08
Hauer was a baptised Catholic in a "mixed marriage"...
In May 1943, - Occupied City 00:09
In May 1943,
Now the officers came because Hauer, who was deaf, - Occupied City 00:09
Now the officers came because Hauer, who was deaf,
6 Deurloostraat, ground floor. - Occupied City 00:05
6 Deurloostraat, ground floor.
Ellie, Willy, their son Fred, who was 17, - Occupied City 00:12
Ellie, Willy, their son Fred, who was 17,
In a suicide note addressed to their neighbours, - Occupied City 00:10
In a suicide note addressed to their neighbours,
Fred agrees with us, - Occupied City 00:06
Fred agrees with us,
Any of you who wish to do so, - Occupied City 00:10
Any of you who wish to do so,
104 Eerste Helmersstraat, Wilhelmina Hospital. - Occupied City 00:06
104 Eerste Helmersstraat, Wilhelmina Hospital.
In 1942, the Germans changed the name to West hospital. - Occupied City 00:06
In 1942, the Germans changed the name to West hospital.
Just after the Dutch capitulation, - Occupied City 00:08
Just after the Dutch capitulation,
156 suicides were recorded in 1940 in Amsterdam, - Occupied City 00:09
156 suicides were recorded in 1940 in Amsterdam,
128 of these cases concerned Jewish people. - Occupied City 00:06
128 of these cases concerned Jewish people.
Often, entire families died, including children. - Occupied City 00:06
Often, entire families died, including children.
The cause of death was usually gas asphyxiation, - Occupied City 00:08
The cause of death was usually gas asphyxiation,
Several people drowned themselves in the river Amstel. - Occupied City 00:05
Several people drowned themselves in the river Amstel.
The Germans installed an Air Force military hospital here, - Occupied City 00:09
The Germans installed an Air Force military hospital here,