Fritz Bauers Erbe - Gerechtigkeit verjährt nicht

Summary

In November 2018, 95-year-old Johann R. stands trial for accessory to murder in hundreds of cases. He is said to have been part of the camp supervision as an SS-man in the concentration camp Stutthof. Why did so many years pass until the start of the trial? What does the trial mean for the survivors of the Shoah, the German legal system, and the reprocessing of German history? The documentary "Fritz Bauers Erbe – Gerechtigkeit verjährt nicht" examines the trial from the perspective of the Frankfurter Ausschwitz trials, which began in 1963 – almost 60 years ago – after essential efforts by the then Hessian Attorney General Fritz Bauer. The film convinces through its juxtaposition of contemporary witnesses and the classification of the trial by lawyers and historians.

Source: 15. LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International