Final Account

A depiction of the last living generation of German participants in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.

MikeyB1793 - 7 July 2023
Gripping
One of the few documentaries that gives a view of life of Germans living in Nazi Germany.

There are interviews with several individuals. Many acknowledge their past - and some are in denial or minimize the atrocities that occurred.

There is an interesting interview with a group of women who at first claimed not to know of a nearby concentration camp - but the more they spoke, the more it became apparent that they knew everything - the starvation and the brutality - and the deaths.

This film demonstrates that many Germans knew of the atrocities and racism of their regime - they saw it in their cities, villages, and on their railroads.

This is a powerful film and gripping from beginning to end.

Obviously, some of those interviewed wanted to make a final confession.
pemberley-91059 - 2 October 2021
How could they not know? They did know.
Excellent documentary. It's affirmed what I always wondered - How did they not know? They did know. Maybe not at first or until after witnessing one incident or another, but by slow degrees they knew what was happening to the Jews. As one man said after Hitler took power many from the intellectual leadership who opposed him were murdered & the rest were fearful for our own lives. It's easy for us to judge them, to say I would have done etc. Would I risk/ sacrifice the lives of our loved ones to save a neighbor? I'd like to think so, but I fear I would not have done much.

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