Hidden in Schnuttenbach

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Movie
Original title Hidden in Schnuttenbach
Country of production Germany ,
France
original language German , French
Publishing year 2009
length 116 minutes
Rod
Director Thomas Gerhard Majewski
production Thomas Gerhard Majewski
music Harry Scharffenberg ,
Till Timm
camera Olaf Saumer
cut Olaf Saumer
occupation
  • Henri
  • Maria
  • Andres
  • Leo
  • Jos

Hidden in Schnuttenbach is a German documentary by the German-Austrian filmmaker Thomas Gerhard Majewski , which was made between 1998 and 2009. In the film, contemporary witnesses talk about their experiences in Schnuttenbach during National Socialism .

content

The town of Schnuttenbach near Offingen in southwest Bavaria was the location of a labor camp for internally interned people from Europe during the Nazi era . In the film, contemporary witnesses from Holland , France and Germany meet again. Memories are exchanged. Experiences are worked through together.

background

In the summer of 1944, a large area of ​​the village of Schnuttenbach in Bavaria, which at the time had around 600 inhabitants, was used to build a camp for forced laborers from Europe, mainly French, Belgians and Dutch. Aircraft parts for the German Messerschmitt AG were manufactured in the Schnuttenbach artificial fertilizer factory for use in the war . The small farming village near the Danube gained more and more importance in the war strategy of the Third Reich.

production

“Verborgen in Schnuttenbach” is a long-term film project that was realized from 1998 to 2009. The shooting was supported by the Hessian Film Fund and the Offingen market. The main characters in the film were shot for at least a week at a time. After the shooting ended, further questions were formulated for the next day. For some of the older protagonists, memories returned during sleep. This method of shooting resulted in 300 hours of material and after eleven years the documentation with a duration of 116 minutes.

Awards

  • Golden Hercules of the 26th Kassel DokFilm Festival 2009

Reviews

“The film uses only a few images from the past, and yet it manages to install a parallel film in the mind of the audience over the entire length, which takes place in this very past. The camera work gives us the time to adjust to what is happening through calm settings. The film has an intensity and emotional power that go beyond what has been seen. ”(From the jury's statement on the“ Golden Hercules ”)

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