Wehrmachtsoffizier Wilm Hosenfeld,Retter des Pianisten Wladyslaw Szpilman (Dokumentarfilm)

#wilmhosenfeld #wladyslawszpilman #nationalsozialismus Documentary (Bad Nazi - Good Nazi; Israel 2020, Chanoch Ze'evi ©) about Wehrmacht officer Wilm Hosenfeld (1895-1952), who transformed from a convinced Nazi supporter into a silent resistance fighter. He became known through Roman Polanski's feature film "The Pianist" (2001) as the rescuer of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman and is honored at Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among the Nations. His hometown in Hesse, however, struggles with commemorating a long-time Nazi loyalist, a fact the concise yet cleverly condensed film illustrates, as does the way Szpilman's descendants deal with the past. Israeli director and producer Chanoch Ze'evi accompanies Marieke and Friedhelm, Wilm Hosenfeld's grandchildren, as they grapple with their grandfather's story. And he is following the discussions in Thalau that are unfolding around the planned memorial. They reflect how diverse and sometimes still ambivalent Germans are in dealing with their past.