What If Your Nazi Dad Killed 75,000 Jews?

David Evans’s documentary, “What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy,” explores this phenomenon with real examples: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter, the sons of two powerful Nazi officials, each father responsible for insanely high Jewish body counts.
Mark Jackson
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Say your dad killed 75,000 people. He’s a mass murderer. Can you live with that? Or would it destroy your life?

David Evans’s documentary, “What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy,” explores this phenomenon with real examples: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter, the sons of two powerful Nazi officials, each father responsible for insanely high Jewish body counts.

Perfect Pair

In a phone interview with the Epoch Times, British human rights lawyer Philippe Sands (executive-producer and author of the film’s narration, as well as interviewer/moderator of these Nazi descendants) said, “Nature could not have found a more perfect pair than these two.”

Meaning, that as subjects, these men are diametrically opposed in their experiences and outlooks and therefore perfectly create the tension and conflict necessary to keep any line of storytelling interesting.

(L–R) Horst von Wächter, Philippe Sands, and Niklas Frank behind the scenes of "What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy." (Kerry Brown/Oscilloscope Laboratories)
(L–R) Horst von Wächter, Philippe Sands, and Niklas Frank behind the scenes of "What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy." Kerry Brown/Oscilloscope Laboratories
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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