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Fog in August (‹See Tfd› German: Nebel im August) is a 2016 German drama film directed by Kai Wessel. [2] It is based on the 2008 novel Fog in August by Robert Domes, [3] and is inspired by the documented true story of the 14 year old Yenish boy Ernst Lossa (1929–1944). [4] It was listed as one of eight films that could be the German ...
FOG IN AUGUST. by Kai Wessel. synopsis. The first feature film to address the Nazis’ euthanasia programme. Based on Robert Domes’ 2008 eponymous historical novel, Fog In August centres on the authentic life story of 13-year-old Ernst Lossa who was committed to a mental hospital in Sargau in 1942 because of his origins in a family of travellers.
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The first feature film to address the Nazis’ euthanasia programme. Based on Robert Domes’ 2008 eponymous historical novel, Fog In August centres on the authentic life story of 13-year-old Ernst Lossa who was committed to a mental hospital in Sargau in 1942 because of his origins in a family of travellers.
Rated: 4/5 • Aug 19, 2017. A bizarre film delving into the elimination of those considered 'defective' - a dress rehearsal for the holocaust to come. But where instead of Nazi stock villains ...
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- Ivo Pietzcker
- Kai Wessel
- Drama
It is based on the 2008 novel Fog in August by Robert Domes, [3] and is inspired by the documented true story of the 14 year old Yenish boy Ernst Lossa (1929–1944). [4] It was listed as one of eight films that could be the German submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. [5]
The first feature film to address the Nazis’ euthanasia programme. Based on Robert Domes’ 2008 eponymous historical novel, Fog In August centres on the authentic life story of 13-year-old Ernst Lossa who was committed to a mental hospital in Sargau in 1942 because of his origins in a family of travellers.
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Ernst grows close to the inhabitants of the hospital, mostly sick children and disabled adults, so when he discovers the real horror that awaits them he has to stop it. Based on a shocking true story, Fog in August depicts the horrific realities of Nazi Germany through the eyes of a child. Drama 2017 2 hr 6 min. 15.
