“Zone of Interest” made waves at this year’s Oscars, but the new documentary “The Commandant’s Shadow” tells the true story of Jurgen Höss, the son of Auschwitz concentration camp director Rudolf Höss whose family is the central focus of the Oscar-winning film. What’s striking about this doc is not only how it tells their life story, but also brings Jurgen face to face with an Auschwitz survivor in an emotional confrontation.
Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father’s involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.
- Director
- Daniela Volker
- Writer
- Daniela Volker
- Stars
- Adolf Hitler
- Brigitte Hoess
- Rudolf Hoess
