On a cold, wintry night, Lena shows up on the doorstep of the Rossberg family mansion. She claims her car has broken down, but her arrival is intentional. Lena is in pursuit of Anselm Rossberg, an aged Auschwitz guard who lives with his daughter, Maria. Anselm and Maria both deny Anselm's past, but Lena is determined to get him to confess, even as her own weapon is turned on her and she is forced into a moral dilemma.
Acting
Carolyn Genzkow's trembling fury vs. Michael Degen's chilling denial.
Direction
Astrid Schult traps you in one house with nowhere to hide.
Writing
78 minutes, zero fat, every line a weapon.
Director
Astrid Schult
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Astrid Schult developed this from her thesis film at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Released as Germany grappled with prosecuting elderly concentration camp guards—the 'last chance' trials.
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