Short film
The Letter
2025 · 5 min
A brief, solemn act of remembrance that lets a single voice carry the weight of a family's loss.
- Directed by
- Oliver Würffell
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Starring
- Martin Ontrop, Lars Krone, Jan Fassbender
- Overview
- On February 17, 1945, Oliver Würffell’s great-grandfather Friedrich wrote a letter to his fleeing family, one hour before he was executed by the Nazis for refusing to serve in the military. This is Friedrich’s farewell, as recounted by his son-in-law Ernst.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, death, family, faith
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Oliver Würffell
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Starring
- Martin Ontrop, Lars Krone, Jan Fassbender
