2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
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2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
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German filmmaker Malte Ludin explores the questionable legacy of his father, executed Plenipotentiary Nazi Party Minister Hanns Ludin, in this documentary that delves into a dark family history while exploring just how stories are passed down through the generations. It's been 60 years since the end of World War II, and though the story of Hanns Ludin is now a matter of public record, his family continues to whitewash their history and deny the brutal facts. A Reichswehr soldier of the Weimar Republic who gained notoriety by conspiring on behalf of Adolf Hitler, Ludin rapidly rose to become a SA-Obergruppenführer before being bestowed the Blood Order and other prestigious Nazi distinctions. Sent to the "Protectorate of the Greater German Empire" Slovakia as Plenipotentiary Minister in 1941, Ludin was assigned the task of implementing the interests of Berlin in the region -- in particular the "Final Solution." In 1947 Ludin was handed over to Czechoslovakia by the Americans, convicted of war crimes, and executed. Now Ludin's youngest son, Malte, interviews the sisters, nieces, nephews, and in-laws who knew his father best in order to find out whether the man who devoted his life to the advancement of the Nazi party is viewed as a martyr or a criminal in the eyes of his family. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
- Malte Ludin
Credit
Malte Ludin - Director, Iva Svarcova - Editor, Malte Ludin - Editor, Werner Pirchner - Composer (Music Score), Hakim Ludin - Composer (Music Score), Franz Lustig - Cinematographer, Iva Svarcova - Producer, Malte Ludin - Screenwriter| 2 Yous (1980 Film), 2 Turntables and a Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay (2008 Film) | |
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2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
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| Directed by | Malte Ludin |
| Produced by | Iva Svarcova |
| Written by | Malte Ludin |
| Starring | Hanns Ludin |
| Music by | Werner Pirchner Hakim Ludin Jaroslav Nahovica |
| Editing by | Malte Ludin Iva Svarcova |
| Release date(s) | 2005 (Europe) 2007 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Language | German & Slovak (English subtitles) |
2 or 3 Things I Know About Him (German: 2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß) is a documentary film in which German director Malte Ludin examines the impact of Nazism in his family. Malte's father, Hanns Ludin, was the Third Reich's ambassador to Slovakia. As such, he signed deportation orders that sent thousands of Jews to Auschwitz. Hanns Ludin was executed for war crimes in 1947.
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Production
Malte Ludin did not undertake this film until after the death of his mother, Erla. The documentary does include clips of earlier interviews he conducted with Erla, however. Malte also interviews his sisters, who recall their father with some fondness.
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Malte's sister Barbel is shown defending her father and insisting that he could not have known the full truth about Auschwitz, that he tried to resist or subvert the Nazi's most inhumane policies, and that the victims of Auschwitz should be thought of as casualties of war. Malte also includes testimony from a member of a Jewish family in Slovakia whose house was expropriated by the Nazis in the early 1940s.
Release
2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß was first shown in 2005. In 2007, it was released as 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him in Manhattan by the National Center for Jewish Film. It opened at Film Forum on January 24, 2007, and was paired with Torte Bluma, an English-language short by Benjamin Ross.
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External links
- 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
(2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß) at the Internet Movie Database
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