More than 100 clandestine photographs taken by prisoners at Nazi concentration camps reveal the harsh conditions and atrocities of World War II.
“The Stories Behind Clandestine Prisoner Photography from the Nazi Death Camps”
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More than 100 clandestine photographs taken by prisoners at Nazi concentration camps reveal the harsh conditions and atrocities of World War II.
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Synopsis
A nurse at Dachau secretly captured photographs of life inside the concentration camp during World War II. In "From Where They Stood," director Christophe Cognet investigates the clandestine images taken by prisoners at Dachau, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Mittelbau-Dora. The film features the work of photographers like Rudolf Cisar and Georges Angeli, who risked their lives to document the atrocities. It concludes with a stark examination of images taken near a gas chamber at Auschwitz, revealing the grim reality faced by victims.
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Why Watch
- See photographs taken by prisoners at Dachau and Auschwitz.
- Find out about the secret lives of camp photographers.
- Meet survivors who documented their own suffering.
Did You Know
- The film won the Spirit of Freedom Award at the 2021 Jerusalem Film Festival.
- Photographer Rudolf Cisar took secret photos at Dachau while working as a nurse.
- Some photographs show women who had injuries from Nazi medical experiments.
- The film features images of bodies piled for cremation in open pits at Auschwitz.
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Who directed the documentary From Where They Stood?
Christophe Cognet directed the documentary From Where They Stood.
What award did From Where They Stood win?
From Where They Stood won the Spirit of Freedom Award for best documentary at the 2021 Jerusalem Film Festival.
What languages are spoken in From Where They Stood?
The documentary features German, French, and Polish languages.
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