Das radikal Böse
Documentary Film, AT/DE 2013, Farbe, 96 min., OmdU
Diagonale 2014
Director, Script: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast: Stimmen: Volker Bruch, Alexander Fehling, Benno Fürmann, Hanno Koffler, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Andreas Schmidt, Simon Schwarz u.a.
Camera: Benedict Neuenfels
Editor: Barbara Gies
Location Sound: Michael Busch, Tatjana Jakob, Matthias Lempert
Music: Patrick Pulsinger
Sounddesign: Tatjana Jakob
Production Design: Fritz Günthner
Costumes: Annette Finze, Monika Seidl
Producers: Josef Aichholzer, Wolfgang Richter
Production: Aichholzer Filmproduktion GmbH
Co-production: docMovie (DE), ZDF (DE)
In light of the systematic shooting of Jewish civilians by German soldiers in Eastern Europe, Stefan Ruzowitzky poses the question of how “normal” men become mass murderers. To aid in his study, the Oscar-winner contrasts original quotes, reports and interviews with staged (split-screen) scenes from the perpetrator’s daily life. It is a fine line between elucidation and cinematic adaptation.
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