Fog in August

Fog in August

★ 7.4IMDb Score
Released:2016-09-29
Genre:Drama
Duration:126 min
Director:Kai Wessel
Actors:Ivo Pietzcker, Sebastian Koch, Fritzi Haberlandt, Thomas Schubert, Henriette Confurius
Production:Collina Film, Constantin Film, Dor Film, StudioCanal, ARRI Media, B.A. Filmproduktion, ZDF, Ernst Eberlein Filmproduktion, ORF
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Overview:

A Yenish boy is placed in a mental hospital and experiences the Nazi euthanasia program. Aware of what was happening and attached to friends, the lad attempts to sabotage the program. The film addresses the complexities of the program director, the lives of the child victims, and the struggles of the child protagonist. More than five thousand children died in the Nazi euthanasia program.

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