Yad Vashem Collections - Movies

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In the year 2000, an extremeright wing party, for the first time since the second World War, gained control of Austria. The German director Christoph Schlingensief decided to make the fascist dream come true and erected a concentration camp for seekers of political asyllum near the opera of Vienna. The outcome was an intensive week, which stretched the limits of the European Democracy.

Director : Paul Poet

Production Year : 2002

Duration : 90

Language : German

Imperial Exploitation – Forced Laborers in Germany

During WW2 around eight million foreigners were forced to work in Germany. Based on archival materials and testimonies, this documentary reavels this aspect in the history of Nazi Germany. It explores, from the viewpoint of the culprits and victims, how the system of forced labor deployment developed.

Director : Wolfgang Bergmann

Production Year : 1993

Duration : 177

Language : German

A Love in Germany

Based on a non-fiction bestseller of the same name by Rolf Hochhuth, Eine Liebe In Deutschland is about a tragic and forbidden love affair between Stanislaw, a Polish POW and Paulina a fruit-and-vegetable vendor in a small town in Germany along the border with Switzerland. Their affair would have gone undetected except for the busybody women of the village, and when Stanislaw is picked up by a German stormtrooper and brought in for a mock trial, he is given a chance to prove his racial purity and so perhaps escape execution. As for Paulina, she is ostracized by the villagers and imprisoned for consorting with...

Director : Andrzej Wajda

Production Year : 1983

Duration : 132

Language : German

The Hungarians

This drama is based on the book by Joszef Balazs and tells the story of Hungarian peasants who went to work on a farm in North Germany during the time of the Second World War. This Hungarian film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category.

Director : Fabri Zoltan

Production Year : 1978

Duration : 110

Language : Hungarian

Franz Fuchs- Ein Payriot

A docudrama. The letter bomber Franz Fuchs (1949-2000) saw his crimes as a service to the community. He wanted to be one thing above all else: a patriot.

Director : Elisabeth Scharang

Production Year : 2007

Duration : 86

Language : German