In lieu of a review - my thoughts on “What Our Fathers Did: a Nazi legacy”

Nov 13, 2015 21:02


I just recently finished watching What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy - a documentary following the sons of two high-ranking Nazi officials. Niklas Frank, son of Hans Frank, head of the Polish occupation and a man responsible for ordering some of the worst atrocities in the European front, feels anger and guilt over his father’s crimes, and sees ( Read more... )

film, soviet union, thoughts and ends, poland, ukraine, review, history

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hettie_lz November 14 2015, 15:14:11 UTC
what I meant was that he sees the appreciation from "Ukrainians" (conveniently forgetting they are Nazis, not just Ukrainians) as a sign, that his father did something good, like he was trying to help to liberate Ukraine. That's at least how I understand why he was so pleased with the reaction on the news that he's the son of Otto....

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strannik01 November 14 2015, 19:30:31 UTC
Come to think of it, I think you're probably right.

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Игорь про тот же фильм livejournal November 14 2015, 15:17:16 UTC
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rempel November 14 2015, 15:20:28 UTC
спасибо за этот пост.

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annutta_12 November 18 2015, 21:06:40 UTC
A thoroughly thought through and a very well written review. Many thanks for this!

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