Kristallnacht, the November pogroms

A sober, harrowing archival reckoning that walks you through atrocity with photographs and testimony, leaving a heavy silence.

Directed by

Guillaume Vincent, Marie-Pierre Camus

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Dominique Reymond

Overview

On the night of November 9-10, 1938, the Nazis initiated anti-Jewish violence throughout the German Reich. Hundreds of photographs and films rediscovered in archives provide insight into these pogroms. 30,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps. The November Pogroms mark a deeply disturbing event in German history that remains so to this day.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, earnest and tense. Measured and demanding.

About

Violence, power, corruption, trauma

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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