Poster for the movie Hitler's Children

Hitler's Children

2011 • 83 minutes
WarDocumentaryHistory

Their family name alone evokes horror: Himmler, Frank, Goering, Hoess. This film looks at the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women who were left a legacy that indelibly associates them with one of the greatest abominations in history. What is it like to have grown up with a name that immediately raises images of genocide? How do they live with the weight of their ancestors' crimes? Is it possible to move on from the crimes of their ancestors?

Picture of Bettina Göring

Bettina Göring

Herself

Picture of Katrin Himmler

Katrin Himmler

Herself

Picture of Monika Hertwig

Monika Hertwig

Herself

Picture of Rainer Höß

Rainer Höß

Herself

Picture of Eldad Beck

Eldad Beck

Himself

Picture of Niklas Frank

Niklas Frank

Himself

Picture of Yael Bedarshi

Yael Bedarshi

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Picture of Adi Piper

Adi Piper

Self - Bettina Göring's husband

Picture of Samuel West

Samuel West

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)