My killer
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Original title | My killer |
Country of production | Austria |
original language | German |
Publishing year | 2005 |
length | 88 minutes |
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Director | Elisabeth Scharang |
script | Michael Scharang , Elisabeth Scharang |
production | Veit Heiduschka , Wega Film |
camera | Christian Berger |
cut | Alarich Lenz |
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My murderer is an Austrian film that takes up the subject of child euthanasia . The location of the action is the “ Am Spiegelgrund ” hospital .
action
“Mein Mörder” tells of Hans, a boy who, at the age of ten, was sent to the Vienna children's euthanasia facility on Spiegelgrund on Baumgartner Höhe (today Steinhof , the hospital complex from then is now part of it) because of his school director - a fanatical National Socialist of the Otto Wagner Hospital). The head is Dr. Mannhart, a Nazi doctor. There Hans suffers abuse and humiliation and sees one of his fellow sufferers die. Since then he has suffered trauma .
Hans flees the institution. He goes to prison for knocking down his elementary school director ten years later . Here he meets Dr. Mannhart vom Spiegelgrund, who is now a brain researcher and prepares court reports. Hans says to him: "You are my murderer." To which the doctor replies: "You are crazy." He draws up an expert opinion that leads to Hans being sent to an institution for mentally abnormal law breakers.
backgrounds
The film is based on the story of the Nazi doctor Heinrich Gross and Friedrich Zawrels . 1975 sat Zawrel as a remand prisoner against Gross. He recognized him as his tormentor and accused him of his crimes. Gross then tried to have him instructed.
In 1979, however, the past caught up with Gross when the Viennese trauma surgeon Werner Vogt made the case public and was able to prove the correctness of his allegations in a court proceeding initiated by Gross.
Others
Friedrich Zawrel is briefly seen several times in the film as a spectator at the trial against Manhart.
Awards
- Fipa d'Or 2006, Int. Biarritz TV Festival , Best Feature Film
- Zoom 2006, Int. TV Festival Spain, Best Feature Film
- Romy 2006, Best Screenplay (together with Michael Scharang)
- "Austrian People's Education Award" for the best feature film
See also
- Euthanasia in the Nazi state and the literature lists there
Web links
- My killers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Petra M. Springer: My Murderer , LAMBDA-Nachrichten , 2005
- My killer , Vienna Film Fund