• In the Maelstrom of War

    In the Maelstrom of War

    The Story of a German Family

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  • 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

a film by Christoph Boekel

In the Maelstrom of War

Germany | 2021 | 119:00 min

Original Title:
DER SOG DES KRIEGES – EINE FAMILIENGESCHICHTE

Formal Categories

Biography / Portrait Family History Society War / Peace Politics Personal Point of View

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.
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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