The Commandant’s Shadow
2024, NR, 103 min.
Directed by Daniela Völker.
Documentary exploring the true story behind The Zone of Interest films the meeting of an Auschwitz survivor with the descendants of the genocidal camp commandant, Rudolf Hölf.
This article appears in May 17 • 2024.
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