Schächten (2022)
Release Year: 2022
Nation: Austria
Alternative Title: A megtorlás, La sentencia, Schächten: A Retribution
Director: Thomas Roth
Writer: Thomas Roth
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Katharina Ernst, Michel Wagner, Thomas Roth, Klemens Hallmann, Konstantin Seitz, Burkhard W.R. Ernst
Companies: Cult Film, Hallmann Entertainment Company
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: acquittal, anti semitism, female topless nudity, murder plot, nazi trial, pheasant hunting, schoolteacher, son, topless woman, young
Story
Schächten (2022), directed by Thomas Roth, is set in the late 1960s and follows Victor Dessauer, a young Jewish businessman's son who seeks justice for his parents' torture at the hands of a Nazi concentration camp commandant during World War II. When Victor fails to secure just punishment through legal means, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Summary
Schächten is a dramatic film directed by Thomas Roth and released in 2022. It explores themes of justice, vengeance, and the lasting effects of war crimes on families and individuals. The story centers around Victor Dessauer, whose parents were tortured during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. Despite his efforts to bring the commandant responsible for their suffering to justice years later, Victor faces obstacles within the legal system. This inspires him to pursue alternative means to achieve closure.
