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What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

Name: What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy
Director: David Evans
Released: 2015
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

2015

Not Rated

Director

David Evans

Runtime

90 minutes

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This documentary emphasizes historical and psychological exploration over diverse representation. It focuses on intergenerational trauma rather than a wide-ranging social analysis. Though the film lacks representation of race and LGBTQ+ identities, it provides a strong critique of traditional Western authority. It questions the sanctity of the patriarchal family unit by highlighting the systemic criminality of historical leaders. The work narrows its demographic scope but offers an intellectual engagement with dismantling nationalist myths and the glorification of historical figures.

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Category Breakdown

Does What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses on the genealogical and psychological histories of specific figures. It does not include any LGBTQ+ narratives or non-straight identities.

How does What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on the patriarchal lineage, particularly the relationship between Nazi fathers and their sons. It challenges traditional masculine authority by revealing the moral failures of these patriarchs.

How racially and ethnically diverse is What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy?

Limited

The cast is mainly composed of white, European individuals, reflecting the historical context of the descendants of Nazi officials.

How does What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques traditional Western institutions and nationalism. It examines the conflict between family loyalty and universal human rights through the lens of historical accountability.

Does What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no significant portrayal of physical or neurological disabilities that serve as central narrative drivers in this work.

Present on Screen

Effectively challenges traditional masculine authority by highlighting the moral failures of Nazi fathers.
Offers a profound critique of nationalism and Western institutional structures.
Explores complex themes of intergenerational trauma and the tension between family loyalty and universal human rights.

Limited or Absent

Remains focused on a homogeneous European cast, lacking racial and ethnic diversity.
Does not represent or focus on LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not address physical or neurological disabilities within its subject matter.

Official Synopsis

Can you imagine what it means to grow up as the child of a mass murderer? Hans Frank and Otto von Wächter were indicted as war criminals for their roles in WWII. Nazi Governors and consultants to Hitler himself, the two are collectively responsible for thousands of deaths. But what stood out to Philippe Sands were the impressions they left on their sons. While researching the Nuremberg trials, the human rights lawyer came across two men who re-focused his studies: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter. The men hold polar opposite views on the men who raised them.

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