The documentary tells the story of a man, now 62 and the filmmaker of the film, who started working in a home for people with disabilities when he was 17. During this time he had some formative experiences that were both deeply moving and harrowing. The young man witnessed abuse of the residents, met many different people and tried to find his way and come to terms with it.
Two years ago he found out that one of the main Nazi perpetrators came from his family. The film sheds light not only on his personal and emotional challenges, but also on the question of how deeply family history and individual experience are intertwined. The film is about guilt, responsibility and the possibility of reconciliation with the past - both one's own and that of society.
The images of the film, which consist of old archive material and the soundtrack, are artistically interwoven, creating a pull that takes the viewer on a shared journey.
CREW:
Director: Andreas Grützner
Producer: Andreas Grützner
Cinematographer: An archive
Editor: Andreas Grützner
Sound: Andreas Grützner
Production
Grützner Film
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Awards
German Generations Film Award at the 2025 Federal Film Festival,
Best Film of Kraljevski filmski festival / Serbia 2025
Winner European Shorfilm Competition / Großer Preis der Filmwerkstadt Münster / Germany 2025,
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOKU 2025 – Austrian Film Festival 2025,
WINNER of the 6. Better World Film Festival 2025,
Best Documantary 2025 Art Without Limit FilmFestival,
Best Short Documantary 2025 Best Independedent Filmfestival Karlsruhe / Germany,
Best Narration 2025 Best Independedent Filmfestival Karlsruhe / Germany
Director
Andreas Grützner
Andreas Grützner – as an independent filmmaker and editor. He specializes in documentary filmmaking. So far he has released fourteen short and long documentary films. His latest films Christ/El and Land of Districts was screened at more than hundred festivals worldwide and received several awards.
Aside from being a filmmaker, Andreas Grützner is also the founder and director of KLAPPE AUF!, the inclusive shortfilmfestival in Hamburg. The aim of the festival is to curate and present contemporary artistic shortfilms which are adapted in order to be accessible for differently abled people. The festival is now known and networked nationally and internationally and is an example of how accessibility, diversity and inclusion can be actively implemented.Selected Filmography
Actually, I didn't want to stay long (2025), Alles ist Eins.Ausser der 0. (2021), Land der Gegenden (2019), Christ/El (2016), Romy, i`am shy (2013), Oz (2011), It`s not really justice (2011), In love 1943 (2011), Rosi (2010), Soap Bubbles (2008), Through Anitas eyes (2007), Flying (2005), This is Walter speaking (2004), My friend Uwe (2003)
