Completed - POLISH, GERMAN - Drama, Historical - 80 minutes
Based on the autobiography of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Erez PERY Writer(s) : Sari TURGEMAN, Erez PERY Cast : Romanus FUHRMANN, Maciej MARCZEWSKI, Jacek BRZOSTYNSKI, Shira DOTAN Producer(s) : Elad PELEG (Daroma Productions), Haggai ARAD (Daroma Productions), Mathias SCHWERBROCK (Film Base Berlin)
In 1946, Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss, the longest serving commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, is awaiting trial in a Polish prison. Albert, a young and successful Polish investigation judge, is appointed to interrogate Höss and get a perfect confession out of him. The encounter between the two men will unveil the frightening routine and banalization of evil that took place in the camp.By introducing the use of Zyklon B in Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss carried out the most efficient mass killing process ever known, which claimed the lives of approximately 1.1 million people. The film is based on the memoirs Höss wrote before his execution.
Country(ies) : ISRAEL, GERMANY
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Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2016