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meinelieberepublik_film
 
 
elisabethscharang
DIRECTOR:
 Elisabeth Scharang
born in Bruck an der Mur (Styria), 1969
 www.wega-film.at
SYNOPSIS:
A young journalist stumbles upon a web of wrongdoings, cover-ups and shame while reexamining the story of Nazi doctor Heinrich Gross and one of his victims, Friedrich Zawrel: Zawrel, who as a child barely escaped being euthanized by the Nazis, meets his tormentor - who has become a popular court expert - a second time in 1975. A film which questions the will to uncover the truth in postwar Austria.
TECHNICAL DATA:
Running time/min
80

Format:
DV-Cam/Digi Beta

Sound:
Dolby

Language spoken:
German

Country of origin:
Austria

Year of production:
2006
Credits:
Director(s):
Elisabeth Scharang

Writer(s):
Elisabeth Scharang

Cinematographer(s):
Elisabeth Scharang

Producer(s):
Veit Heiduschka

Production Company:
Wega-Film
Hägelingasse 13
A-1140 Vienna
Tel: (+43 1) 982 57 42
Fax: (+43 1) 982 58 33
E-Mail: office@wega-film.at
Web: www.wega-film.at