• In the Maelstrom of War

    In the Maelstrom of War

    The Story of a German Family



  • In the Maelstrom of War

    In the Maelstrom of War

    The Story of a German Family



  • In the Maelstrom of War

    In the Maelstrom of War

    The Story of a German Family



  • In the Maelstrom of War

    In the Maelstrom of War

    The Story of a German Family



  • In the Maelstrom of War

    In the Maelstrom of War

    The Story of a German Family



In the Maelstrom of War

The Story of a German Family

by Christoph Boekel

In the Maelstrom of War

Germany | 2021 | 119:00 min

Original Title:
DER SOG DES KRIEGES – EINE FAMILIENGESCHICHTE

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
My father’s diaries and the letters he wrote to my mother guide me to the places in Belgium, France, Tunisia, Germany, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina where my father served as a Wehrmacht officer, between 1942 and 1945. My images of those original sites today meld into a vivid, personal inside view of the War and its mental and emotional destructiveness. In 2017, my brothers and I discuss for the first time the profound effects this war had on our family and our personal lives.
Festivals/Awards
2022
3 LETsDOK
Cast and Crew
  • Director Christoph Boekel
Original Languages

German

Production Company
BAUM-FILM GmbH
Otkerstr. 27, 81547 München

Phone: +49 89 26024350

boekel@baumfilm.de
http://www.baumfilm.de
Co-Production Company
COIN FILM GmbH
Germany
www.coin-film.de
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