One of Us


48m 1999

Brief Synopsis

An introspective look at Susan Korda's family seen through the lens of the Holocaust and postwar Germany. Korda's father, a Holocaust survivor, abandoned her family when his daughter was born with Down's syndrome. Korda navigates the connection between this event and the neo-Nazi obsessions of her b

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
48m

Synopsis

An introspective look at Susan Korda's family seen through the lens of the Holocaust and postwar Germany. Korda's father, a Holocaust survivor, abandoned her family when his daughter was born with Down's syndrome. Korda navigates the connection between this event and the neo-Nazi obsessions of her brother along with the cold distance of her mother. Visiting Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Korda dwells on the connection between her separated family and the divided nation.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
48m

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