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The Guard of Auschwitz

2018 · 87 min

A grim, sobering plunge into complicity and moral horror, heavy with dread and historical weight.

Tagline: Based on shocking true events
Overview: Nazi occupied Poland, during the World War II. Hans, a former brilliant student, has become an SS officer stationed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. When he is commissioned by his superior officer to build an efficient gas chamber, Hans, facing the harsh reality, begins to realize the magnitude of the atrocious acts of which he is being accomplice.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, morality, war, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
morality
war
death
power
Places: military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none