Auschwitz (2011)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writer:

Uwe Boll

Stars:

Steffen Mennekes, Arved Birnbaum, Maximilian Gärtner

Cast

Cast overview:
Steffen Mennekes
Arved Birnbaum
Maximilian Gärtner	...	Young Boy
Friedhelm Gärtner	...	Boy's Father
Uwe Boll	...	SS Guard

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

auschwitz | holocaust | mass murder | 1940s | suffocation | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

10 June 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Zagreb, Croatia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film opens with a personal statement by Uwe Boll and contains interviews with German school children about the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Calling Uwe Boll on Auschwitz (2011)

User Reviews

2 for 1

You get actually two movies here. The one is a movie about the Ausschwitz camp (which as many have stated does not look exactly like the original camp -> he didn't have the money to built it) and the other one is interviews with kids about the holocaust and the Hitler in general. The latter is pretty intriguing and would have made for an interesting view if it had stayed alone.

But I had to vote and review both parts and the other one just isn't good enough. Boll tries to be as real as possible (he has stated that this is not Schindlers List, but a real depiction of what went on back then, though Budget restrictions did not really allow him to be faithful to what he wanted to accomplish), but never achieves his goal fully. Due to the budget restrictions the tone is gritty, which helps the documentary style, but does not add acting value, which on the other hand brings the movie down again. Points for trying ... or maybe not ... up to you to decide ...