What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

Name: What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 6, 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Horst von Wächter, Niklas Frank, Philippe Sands

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Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: November 6, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Horst von Wächter, Niklas Frank, Philippe Sands

Summary: Three men travel together across Europe. For two of them the journey involves a confrontation with the acts of their fathers, who were both senior Nazi officers. For the third, the eminent human rights lawyer and author Philippe Sands, it means visiting the place where much of his own Jewish family was destroyed by the fathers of the twoThree men travel together across Europe. For two of them the journey involves a confrontation with the acts of their fathers, who were both senior Nazi officers. For the third, the eminent human rights lawyer and author Philippe Sands, it means visiting the place where much of his own Jewish family was destroyed by the fathers of the two men he has come to know. It is an emotional, psychological exploration of three men wrestling with their past, the present of Europe - and conflicting versions of the truth.… Expand

Director: David Evans

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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Leba Hertz

Nov 12, 2015

Gripping and compelling. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Nov 6, 2015

What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy wields a power that towers above many other small movies. It may not be the large definition of cinematic, but it is still a true film. Read full review

Marc Mohan

Nov 13, 2015

William Faulkner's oft-cited quote has rarely been more apt: "The past is never dead. It's not even the past." Read full review

Sara Stewart

Nov 5, 2015

In the film’s most visceral scene, as the trio stands on the site of a mass grave in Lviv, Ukraine, von Wächter still can’t bring himself to admit his father’s direct culpability. Read full review

The Playlist Gary Garrison

Nov 10, 2015

From the outset, What Our Fathers Did doesn’t have much narrative thrust. The film makes it clear that it is more interested in the process than any end goal. But the process of what exactly is a question that gnaws unanswered for the first third of the documentary. Read full review

Ken Jaworowski

Nov 6, 2015

While these men aren’t accountable for the actions of their fathers, they are obligated to recognize the truth of what happened. To see one of them deny that truth is difficult to watch, and just as hard to look away from. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Oct 31, 2015

The conclusion suggests the film exists to affirm the preconceived desires and perceptions of its makers. Read full review

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Ralfbergs

Nov 20, 2016

A really good documentary where a lawyer who has lost his relatives during the WW2 holocaust meets with sons (which are now in their old age) of two German high ranking officers which were involved in mass murders of jews and other crimes in WW2. One of the sons condemns his father, whileA really good documentary where a lawyer who has lost his relatives during the WW2 holocaust meets with sons (which are now in their old age) of two German high ranking officers which were involved in mass murders of jews and other crimes in WW2. One of the sons condemns his father, while other tries to find explanation and reasons why his father wasn't as bad throughout the whole movie. This movie really makes you think and see how some people can be naive or try to find explanations where there are none.… Expand

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EpicLadySponge

Apr 2, 2016

Our lovely fathers would love what they did at their early times fighting against the Nazis and I'm telling you, it's worth every penny on my things to do list.

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