TV series

M/S Gustloff

2008 · 1 season

A grim, harrowing plunge into wartime catastrophe, heavy with dread and grief, unfolding with sombre historical weight.

Overview: Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the Red Army. Soon after leaving the harbor of Danzig, it was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine and sank in less than an hour.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, death, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
death
grief
trauma
Places: sea
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild