Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"

Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"

Directed by Manfred Oldenburg

Produced by Broadview TV, ZDF

202258 min7.4 / 10

A grave historical documentary that examines the ordinary perpetrators of mass murder during the Holocaust, demanding intellectual and moral reckoning with systemic atrocity.

Six million Jews died during World War II, both in the extermination camps and murdered by the mobile commandos of the Einsatzgruppen and police battalions, whose members shot men, women and children, day after day, obediently, as if it were a normal job, a fact that is hardly known today. Who were these men and how could they commit such crimes?

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  • Is Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

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