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The Commandant's Shadow

Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.

Director

Daniela Volker

Year

Genre

documentary, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Snowstorm Productions,Creators,New Mandate Films

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

https://www.fathomevents.com/events/the-commandants-shadow

Self

Hans-Jürgen Höss

Self

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Self

Self

Self

Self

Ingebirgitt Höss

Self

Höss' Autobiography read by

Klemens Koehring

Self

Maya Lasker-Wallfisch

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I'm not a writer.
Writing has never been my strength. - The Commandant's Shadow

I'm not a writer. Writing has never been my strength.

My fate has led me through
all the highs and lows of life. - The Commandant's Shadow

My fate has led me through all the highs and lows of life.

I became the Commandant
of a new camp, Auschwitz. - The Commandant's Shadow

I became the Commandant of a new camp, Auschwitz.

Out of nothing, and without any resources, - The Commandant's Shadow

Out of nothing, and without any resources,

Auschwitz became a Jew camp, - The Commandant's Shadow

Auschwitz became a Jew camp,

There wasn't much conversation
about Auschwitz in my family. - The Commandant's Shadow

There wasn't much conversation about Auschwitz in my fa...

For me, it's pretty difficult to kind of - The Commandant's Shadow

For me, it's pretty difficult to kind of

I think my dad probably, subconsciously, - The Commandant's Shadow

I think my dad probably, subconsciously,

The way in which my mother
found some kind of way - The Commandant's Shadow

The way in which my mother found some kind of way

I'm the wrong mother for my daughter. - The Commandant's Shadow

I'm the wrong mother for my daughter.

I considered the National
Socialist worldview to be - The Commandant's Shadow

I considered the National Socialist worldview to be

Antisemitism is nothing new. - The Commandant's Shadow

Antisemitism is nothing new.

Once, two little children
were so absorbed into their game - The Commandant's Shadow

Once, two little children were so absorbed into their game

I also saw a woman
who tried to push her children - The Commandant's Shadow

I also saw a woman who tried to push her children

Germany was finished for me.
I don't belong there. - The Commandant's Shadow

Germany was finished for me. I don't belong there.

But I decided that it was time
to get my citizenship. - The Commandant's Shadow

But I decided that it was time to get my citizenship.

My grandfather, obviously
he somehow swallowed, - The Commandant's Shadow

My grandfather, obviously he somehow swallowed,

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Look at The Frog King. - The Commandant's Shadow

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Look at The Frog King.

Oh, my God. Come on in.
I have to go on-- I'm a little - The Commandant's Shadow

Oh, my God. Come on in. I have to go on-- I'm a little

Yeah. - The Commandant's Shadow

Don't want to talk about it anymore. - The Commandant's Shadow

Don't want to talk about it anymore.

Sometimes, I even thought, - The Commandant's Shadow

Sometimes, I even thought,

All that's history, I think.
What can I do? What can I say? - The Commandant's Shadow

All that's history, I think. What can I do? What can I ...

And this is the place
where my family were from. - The Commandant's Shadow

And this is the place where my family were from.

Now it's called Wroclaw, and it's Poland. - The Commandant's Shadow

Now it's called Wroclaw, and it's Poland.

The recollection of my youth
is a very happy one. - The Commandant's Shadow

The recollection of my youth is a very happy one.

We have a large collection
of Wroclaw photographs, - The Commandant's Shadow

We have a large collection of Wroclaw photographs,

We were, yeah,
just a normal family really. - The Commandant's Shadow

We were, yeah, just a normal family really.

The front just closed, and - The Commandant's Shadow

The front just closed, and

And my parents were deported to the east. - The Commandant's Shadow

And my parents were deported to the east.

My grandparents were deported - The Commandant's Shadow

My grandparents were deported

We need to leave something symbolic - The Commandant's Shadow

We need to leave something symbolic

- What is that?
- Another memorial. - The Commandant's Shadow

- What is that? - Another memorial.

The Fuhrer was dead. - The Commandant's Shadow

The Fuhrer was dead.

On the 11th of March, I was arrested. - The Commandant's Shadow

On the 11th of March, I was arrested.

I'm gonna see Mom now,
and I'm gonna show her - The Commandant's Shadow

I'm gonna see Mom now, and I'm gonna show her

On the 25th of May,
our wedding anniversary of all days, - The Commandant's Shadow

On the 25th of May, our wedding anniversary of all days,

You darling little fellow, - The Commandant's Shadow

You darling little fellow,

With a very small "a,"
I think of myself as an activist. - The Commandant's Shadow

With a very small "a," I think of myself as an act...

Hi Mom - The Commandant's Shadow

So this is Oswiecim, - The Commandant's Shadow

So this is Oswiecim,

When this possibility came up
that I could accompany - The Commandant's Shadow

When this possibility came up that I could accompany

The Hösses and I met for
the first time in the cafe - The Commandant's Shadow

The Hösses and I met for the first time in the cafe

- Ja.
- Hello. - The Commandant's Shadow

Yeah. I understand that. - The Commandant's Shadow

Yeah. I understand that.

By the will of the
Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler, - The Commandant's Shadow

By the will of the Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler,

When he personally gave me
the order to prepare a place - The Commandant's Shadow

When he personally gave me the order to prepare a place

This order was unusual. - The Commandant's Shadow

This order was unusual.

I had to witness death itself
through the spyhole of the gas chamber. - The Commandant's Shadow

I had to witness death itself through the spyhole of the gas...

I had to witness all the processes. - The Commandant's Shadow

I had to witness all the processes.

I think there is no one else that did what he did on such a scale - The Commandant's Shadow

I think there is no one else that did what he did on such a...

May the public continue seeing in me
the bloodthirsty beast, - The Commandant's Shadow

May the public continue seeing in me the bloodthirsty beast,

I think he was kinda polishing
his image a little bit. - The Commandant's Shadow

I think he was kinda polishing his image a little bit.

This is the last statement
Rudolf Höss, my grandfather, - The Commandant's Shadow

This is the last statement Rudolf Höss, my grandfather,

As Commandant of Auschwitz, - The Commandant's Shadow

As Commandant of Auschwitz,

I'm to pay with my life
for what I'm responsible for. - The Commandant's Shadow

I'm to pay with my life for what I'm responsible f...

May the Lord God forgive me
one day for what I have done. - The Commandant's Shadow

May the Lord God forgive me one day for what I have done.

Do you think we could see
something like the Holocaust - The Commandant's Shadow

Do you think we could see something like the Holocaust

Ja. - The Commandant's Shadow

So do you hate your grandfather now?
What is your feeling? - The Commandant's Shadow

So do you hate your grandfather now? What is your feeling?

My grandfather, Rudolf Höss, - The Commandant's Shadow

My grandfather, Rudolf Höss,

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Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.

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Director: Daniela Volker

Writer: Daniela Volker

Production: Snowstorm Productions,Creators,New Mandate Films

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 May 2024

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/the-commandants-shadow