Documentary ·History ·TV Movie · Germany · 2021 · 1h 0m

Erna, Helmut and the Nazis

Eine Familie unterm Hakenkreuz

Director

Cast

Michaela Kametz as Self - Narrator (voice) Hans Machemer as Self Thea Wilmer as Self Ludger Terliesner as Self Hermann Krumme as Self Matthias Kiel as Additional Voice (voice)

Crew

Kevin Löckener — Editor Tina Wollenhaupt — Producer Verena Schwend — Producer Vera Pfeifer — Producer

Synopsis

Germany, 1929. Helmut Machemer and Erna Schwalbe fall madly in love and marry in 1932. Everything indicates that a bright future awaits them; but then, in 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power and their lives are suddenly put in danger because of Erna's Jewish ancestry.

Mood & Themes

husband wife relationship holocaust (shoah)world war ii jew persecution family secrets antisemitism third reich (iii reich 1933-45)racial prejudice 1940s war doctor home movies nazi germany

Key Collaborators

Jutta Pinzler Director Stephan Sattig Director Kevin Löckener Editor Tina Wollenhaupt Producer Verena Schwend Producer Vera Pfeifer Producer

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