TRIALS AND CATHARSIS

VERDICT ON AUSCHWITZ (2007) A 3-part German documentary about “The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 1963-1965″ often described as one of the best German films on the Holocaust, is a commentary on Germany’s  attempts to come to terms with its past. Using mainly archival footage, visuals of empty trial rooms juxtaposed with sickening audio transcripts of camp [...]

DOCUMENTARIES IN THE THEATRE – DECEMBER 2010

BHUTTO Bhutto, is a two-hour documentary about the first woman to lead a Muslim nation – Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007). The film encapsulates the life of Benazir, her rise to power and her eventual assassination, in the context of Pakistan’s troubled history and its corrupt-scandal filled political environment. Benazir, herself was not immune to any of [...]