Hitler's Children

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05/18/2016 An important perspective on a terrible history. It is not an answer to the hard questions, but rather another point of entry for continued dialogue, which is essential. See more 01/23/2015 Really nice film but to me Hoess' grandchild didn't seem authentic and seemed to be playing it up for the cameras towards the end of the film. Before arriving to the Auschwitz he was very disappointed about what happened in the concentration camps at the hands of his grandfather but upon arrival he seemed happy and thrilled like he was visiting Disneyland, wanting to take a million pictures and re-inact photos of his father's childhood pictures. I guess it's difficult to hold back excitement when you arrive to the place where your father grew up but when that place happens to be the front facade of a death camp, I would expect a different reaction especially when visiting with the grandson of a victim of the holocaust. I guess anyone can make this mistake of being overly happy at inappropriate moments, but this was my initial reaction to his. See more 12/29/2014 Having read "On Hitler's Mountain" about a child's life in Bechtesgaden during WWII, I was interested to see this documentary about how the children and grandchildren of actual top Nazi war criminals were able to emotionally handle the horror of being related to these people. How do their pasts impinge on their presents? If one is the great-niece of Himmler, does one ever not feel guilt? It was a compelling story of several of the six people followed. Some stories were more moving than others, some descendants have managed to engage in catharsis better than others, some are more conflicted than others. How does one hate his parents or his grandparents? If your father were Himmler and you knew what he would do, what would you do? The pacing was all right, but it didn't have the same depth of engagement with all six of the individuals. It also would have been nice to see one of the descendants who still has a positive view of his ancestor. Obviously none of them would agree to be in such a film. It's available on Netflix. See more 11/08/2014 The sins of the fathers, and mothers. The redemption, is it possible at all ever or should it be needed in the first place? A moving documentary causing one to think deep in a sunny saturday afternoon. See more 08/02/2014 This was so interesting. Interviews with the descendants of high-level Nazis (including Goering, Heinrich, Himmler, Goeth (Schindler's List guy), & Frank) about what it's like to have that lineage. Talk about family baggage. A couple of them even chose sterilization. I can't believe this isn't rated higher. See more 07/03/2014 The pacing wasn't great, but the subject matter saved the movie. See more Read all reviews

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