MEINE LIEBE REPUBLIK
synopsis
A young journalist stumbles upon a web of wrongdoings, cover-ups and shame while re-examining the story of Nazi doctor Heinrich Gross and one of his victims, Friedrich Zawrel. Zawrel, who as a child barely escaped being euthanised by the Nazis, meets his tormentor - who has become a popular court expert - for a second time in 1975. A film which questions the will to uncover the truth in postwar Austria.
original title: | Meine liebe Republik |
country: | Austria |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Elisabeth Scharang |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | AT 21/09/2007 |
screenplay: | Elisabeth Scharang |
producer: | Veit Heiduschka, Peter Thomsen |
production: | Wega Film |
backing: | Österreichisches Filminstitut (Austrian Film Institute), Filmfonds Wien (Vienna Film Fund), ORF |