Back to the Fatherland

Back to the Fatherland

Gil is the grand-daughter of Holocaust survivors, Kat the granddaughter of a Nazi officer. Through them we meet other young men and women whose grandparents were murdered or prosecuted during WWII. Many have decided to move back to Germany...but why? This revealing film explores the challenges and opportunities for reconciliation and understanding between generations on both sides of the Shoah.

"Potent, effective." - The New York Times
"Moving, transporting."- Los Angeles Times
"Movie Pick: This Week in Art-House Films" - LA Weekly
"A brave and moving documentary that explores the dramatic shift in attitudes since the end of war, and asks whether a true reconciliation will ever be possible." - UK Jewish Film

A Film by Kat Rohrer & Gil Levanon
Austria, 2018
Documentary, History
English, German, Hebrew (with English Subtitles)
75 Minutes

Back to the Fatherland