A scattershot but compelling postscript to “The Zone of Interest,” and the film that is guaranteed to start auto-playing every time someone watches that Oscar-winning masterpiece on Max, “The Commandant’s Shadow” similarly examines the moral dissociation that made Auschwitz possible — but where Jonathan Glazer’s anti-drama framed the Final Solution as a nine-to-five job, Daniela Völker’s documentary instead positions that atrocity as an inheritance. Rudolf Höss’ brood of blond little sons and daughters had no way of knowing — or at least no way of understanding — that their father was overseeing the greatest slaughter our species has ever suffered, but the unfathomable reality of the situation naturally began to reveal itself to them as they came of age during the Nuremberg Trials and learned that Auschwitz wasn’t synonymous with “childhood idyll” for the rest of the world. Did the Camp Commandant’s children — and their children’s children — struggle...
- 5/30/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The true story of the haunting legacy of the Höss family is revealed in documentary “The Commandant’s Shadow.”
The Höss clan was fictionally captured in Jonathan Glazer’s Academy Award-winning “The Zone of Interest.” Now, the family that inspired the disturbing saga is followed in a Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Documentary Films feature written, produced, and directed by Daniela Völker.
“The Commandant’s Shadow” follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews. The documentary centers on two stories, one of Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and another of Höss recalling his own childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz. The two meet 80 years later, marking the “first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting,...
The Höss clan was fictionally captured in Jonathan Glazer’s Academy Award-winning “The Zone of Interest.” Now, the family that inspired the disturbing saga is followed in a Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Documentary Films feature written, produced, and directed by Daniela Völker.
“The Commandant’s Shadow” follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews. The documentary centers on two stories, one of Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and another of Höss recalling his own childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz. The two meet 80 years later, marking the “first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Trailer: New Documentary Tells True Story That Inspired ‘Zone Of Interest’
Without a doubt, “The Zone of Interest” is one of the most decorated films of the last year. In addition to being our #1 movie of 2023, the Holocaust drama would go on to win the Oscar for Best International Film (complete with one of the most controversial acceptance speeches of the past several years). Regardless of what you might think about Jonathan Glazer’s film, the story behind it is inspired by a true story, which is explored in the new documentary, “The Commandant’s Shadow.”
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Directed by Daniela Völker, “The Commandant’s Shadow,” as seen in the new trailer, tells the story of Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, who served as the Camp Commandant at Auschwitz.
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Directed by Daniela Völker, “The Commandant’s Shadow,” as seen in the new trailer, tells the story of Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, who served as the Camp Commandant at Auschwitz.
Continue reading ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Trailer: New Documentary Tells True Story That Inspired ‘Zone Of Interest’ at The Playlist.
- 5/6/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
Fathom Events is partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures in bringing filmmaker Daniela Völker’s timely and poignant documentary The Commandant’s Shadow to theaters across the U.S. on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, with an encore presentation the following day.
Screenings for this very special event will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom network of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews.
Höss and his family’s lives were recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on-site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss...
Screenings for this very special event will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom network of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews.
Höss and his family’s lives were recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on-site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss...
- 4/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Fathom Events will partner with Warner Bros. Pictures in bringing filmmaker Daniela Völker’s documentary The Commandant’s Shadow to theaters across the U.S. on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, with an encore presentation the following day. Screenings will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom network of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz,...
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz,...
- 4/26/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
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