Hitler's Children

Hitler's Children (2012)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (15 reviews)

  • 64% of users liked it
    (5,289 ratings)

This documentary is about the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women who were left a legacy that permanently associates them with one of the greatest crimes in history. What is it like for them to have grown up with a name that immediately raises images of murder… More

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Documentary, Drama
In Theaters
Nov 16, 2012 Limited
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  • Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

    A film whose core is a haunting question: When parents are monstrous, where does filial love begin and end?

  • Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

    The moral weight of "Hitler's Children" is unmistakable. So is that weight's inertness.

  • John Anderson, Variety

    The sins of the fathers have seldom weighed so heavy as in the odd, intriguing and ultimately moving Hitler's Children.

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    Haunting documentary about the descendants of top Nazi leaders struggling to endure their horrific legacy.

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    Quiet, simple and soaked in sorrow, "Hitler's Children" takes a stripped-down approach to an emotionally sophisticated subject.

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    A powerful, moving documentary concerning the descendants of some of Hitler's right-hand men and how they deal with their current-day lives despite their painful family history. An important, uniquely fascinating examination of how one deals with ancestors who were absolute… More

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