Radical evil /

We were only following orders. This remarkable film asks why Nazi soldiers agreed to do what they did, exploring how killing became a routine, how these men managed to excuse themselves, and how they were manipulated by their leaders. It's the blueprint of a genocide. We hear the killers'...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ruzowitzky, Stefan (Screenwriter, Director), Richter, Wolfgang (Producer), Aichholzer, Josef, 1950- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
German
Language Notes:In English and German with English subtitles.
Published: Zürich, Switzerland : First Hand Films, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:We were only following orders. This remarkable film asks why Nazi soldiers agreed to do what they did, exploring how killing became a routine, how these men managed to excuse themselves, and how they were manipulated by their leaders. It's the blueprint of a genocide. We hear the killers' thoughts as they wrote them down in letters and diaries at the time, and what they said in court years later. RADICAL EVIL is marked by Oscar® - winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky's scenic transformations and DoP Benedict Neuenfel's development of a unique visual language.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020).
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Physical Description:1 online resource (93 minutes)
Playing Time:01:32:23
Awards:Won 2014 Jerusalem Film Festival, The Jewish Experience Award for the Avner Shalev Yad Vashem Chairman's Award
Production Credits:Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Barbara Gies ; score, Patrick Pulsinger.