Rudolf Höss

Documents the major trial of the Nazi war criminals and the violent acts that they were accused of.

While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz, Jewish prisoner Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was trying to survive the notorious concentration camp. At the heart of this film is the historic and inspiring moment – eight decades later – when the two come face-to-face. This is the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting, Anita’s London living room. Together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the four protagonists explore their very different hereditary burdens.

An interview with Brigitte Höss, daughter of Rudolf Höss, the Kommandant of KZ Auschwitz, by Thomas Harding. Research from this interview was used for the book "Hanns and Rudolf: The German Jew and the Hunt for the Kommandant of Auschwitz". The interview took place at Brigitte Höss home, in N. Virginia, USA.