A Man Can Make a Difference
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Man Can Make a Difference |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ullabritt Horn |
| script | Ullabritt Horn (concept) |
| production | Ullabritt Horn |
| music | Stefano Giannotti |
| camera |
Hans Batz , Günther Wittmann |
| cut | Robert Schumann |
A Man Can Make a Difference is a German documentary directed by Ullabritt Horn . The film portrays the American lawyer Benjamin Ferencz , who in 1947, at the age of 27, was appointed chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg Einsatzgruppen Trial . The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam . The theatrical release in Germany and Austria was shortly thereafter on November 12, 2015.
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Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg war crimes trials (1945–1949), remembers the negotiations against those responsible for the Nazi crimes in what was then the courtroom. Ferencz was posted as a US soldier to secure documents and evidence after the concentration camps were liberated. He eventually became chief prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen trial against former SS members.
As a child of Romanian Jewish immigrants, Ferencz was fortunate enough to be able to go to Harvard because of his good performance , even though his family in New York lived in dire poverty. Against this background, he campaigned for the weakest throughout his life with a focus on the prosecution of war crimes. He also initiated the reparation payments for Jewish concentration camp victims and the establishment of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Ullabritt Horn travels back to the scene of the trials with Ferencz and brings the events to life by means of recordings and current interviews.
criticism
The film service noted that the “successful” portrait uses “an unexcited compilation” of “interview and archive material as well as current appearances by the sprightly eloquent Ferencz” to show how an “individual intervenes decisively in world events based on his own experience with displacement and poverty could". In doing so, Ferencz likes "in his role as the accuser of world history, but always remains sympathetic on the ground, because he does not forget the post-traumatic consequences of this cruel time for himself".
Awards
- 2015: Best documentary at the Biberach Film Festival
- 2015: "Particularly valuable" rating from the German Film and Media Assessment (FBW)
Web links
- Official website
- A Man Can Make a Difference in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A Man Can Make a Difference at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Approval certificate for A Man Can Make a Difference . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2015 (PDF; test number: 153 026 K).
- ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed April 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Kathrin Häger: A Man can make a difference. Filmdienst , 23/2015, accessed on April 11, 2016 .
- ↑ A Man Can Make a Difference. German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) , accessed on May 12, 2016 .