BFBS at the Movies

A new documentary has been released called ‘The Commandants Shadow’. It follows the son and grandson of Rudolf Höss, who was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and the terrible legacy he has left. It also tells the story of Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and her daughter, looking at the impact these hereditary burdens have left on the families as they come face to face for the first time.

Natasha Reneaux has been speaking to the documentary maker Daniela VÖlker.