Kz

Summary

This powerful documentary examines Mauthausen, Austria as it's residents and visitors come to terms with it's dark past as, first, a men-only forced labor camp for political prisoners, homeless people, homosexuals and other undesirables and later part of the Jewish genocide as women and Jews were added to the mix. This film follows a uninterested high school class as they are introduced to the place and it's history by the dedicated and knowledgeable  guides employed at the Mauthausen Museum. Interviews with local Austrian residents as they retell their stories of the war years and reveal their attitudes fill out the film.

Awards

Nominated: Grand Jury Award - Sundance