2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

2005 · 85 min · ★ 6.6 · Documentary, Drama

What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitler’s, a leader of the notorious SA and the Third Reich’s minister in charge of Slovakia, including its Final Solution? Executed as a war criminal in 1947, Hanns Ludin left behind a grieving widow and six young children, the youngest of whom became a filmmaker. It's a fascinating, maddening, sometimes even humorous look at what the director calls "a typical German story." (Film Forum)

Directed by Malte Ludin · Written by Malte Ludin

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