THE SHADOW HOUR

SCHATTENSTUNDE

By Benjamin MARTINS

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True Story - Completed 2021

Chronicle of the heartbreaking decision that mixed faith marriages had to confront when deportations were imminent during the Nazi regime.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2021
European Screenings
Munich 2021
New German Cinema
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2021
Rebels with a Cause
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • True Story, Jewish, Drama
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 78 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Benjamin MARTINS
    • Writer(s)
    • Benjamin MARTINS
    • Producer(s)
    • Benjamin MARTINS (Herbsthund Filme)
    • Synopsis
    • Based on the life of Jochen Klepper, German writer, who lived with his Jewish wife Johanna and stepdaughter Renate during the Nazi era in Germany. At the end of 1942 when the deportation of his wife and stepdaughter was imminent, Jochen faced the alternative of his career or marriage. The family made an unheard-of decision. A decision made by thousands of intermarried Germans.