Ninety-year-old Colette Marin-Catherine visits the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, where her brother died at the age of 19 due to forced labor and malnutrition.
“Nazi occupied France. Resistance took courage. Seventy-five years later, Facing one's ghosts may take even more.”
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Ninety-year-old Colette Marin-Catherine visits the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, where her brother died at the age of 19 due to forced labor and malnutrition.
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Synopsis
Colette Marin-Catherine, a 90-year-old French Resistance fighter, travels to Nordhausen to visit the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, where her brother Jean-Pierre died at 19. Accompanied by historian Lucie Fouble, Colette confronts painful memories from World War II. She recalls her family's involvement in the resistance and her brother's arrest for collecting weapons. At the camp, she visits the memorial site and the crematorium, where she reflects on her past and presents Fouble with a ring made by Jean-Pierre for their mother.
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- Meet Colette Marin-Catherine, a 90-year-old Resistance fighter.
- See the emotional visit to Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.
- Find out about Jean-Pierre's role in the French Resistance.
Did You Know
- Colette Marin-Catherine's brother Jean-Pierre died at 19 in a concentration camp.
- The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2021.
- Colette spent 70 years trying to forget her past and avoid Germany.
- The film is 24 minutes long and was released in 2020.
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Who directed the documentary Colette?
Colette was directed by Anthony Giacchino.
What award did Colette win at the 93rd Academy Awards?
Colette won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.
What was the age of Colette Marin-Catherine when she visited the concentration camp?
Colette Marin-Catherine was 90 years old when she visited the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.
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