This screening is hosted in partnership with the B&NES Faith Foundation as part of a series of events around the district to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Holocaust Memorial Day.
The foundation's patron, Sarah Bevan, will say a few words before the film starts. Sarah is the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor and well known locally for her work in raising awareness of the horrors of 1930's and 1940's Europe. We'll also be joined by Cllr Karen Walker at this event, the Chairwoman of Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The true story that inspired the Oscar-winning “The Zone of Interest,” “The Commandant’s Shadow” tells how, eight decades after Auschwitz, Hans Jurgen Höss and Anita Lasker Wallfisch – both survivors in their very different ways – come face to face, together with their children, to explore how the Holocaust has impacted all their lives. It’s a historic moment, the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting. Told through firsthand testimony, letters, personal and historical archive footage, this feature-length documentary is about a mother and daughter, a father and son, and the shadow cast down the generations. Raising questions about love, guilt and forgiveness, it is also a story of hope, acceptance and compassion.
