A timeless film exploring opportunism and collaboration of various kinds in the commission of crimes against those who cannot defend themselves. The film examines people’s utopian vision of creating a better world by killing those deemed undesirable, as was the case in Nazi Germany under the Euthanasia Program.

The story begins when a troubled half-orphan named Ernst Loss is admitted to a psychiatric sanatorium. Over time, Ernst begins to realize that the children in this facility are not being treated, but killed.

He makes a few friends at the institution. He gradually loses some of them. Ernst decides to actively resist and begins preparing to escape from the facility.

The film shows that the life of a person with a disability also has value and that true heroism lies in the ability to stand up for the defenseless. This remains true today in the context of the issue of abortion-induced murder of unwanted children.

Germany / Switzerland, 2016, 126 min

Crew: Kai Wessel;

Cast: Sebastian Koch, Ivo Pietzcker, Fritzi Haberlandt, Henriette Confurius, David Bennent, Karl Markovics, Thomas Schubert, Branko Samarovski, Jule Hermann, Patrick Heyn;

Parents Guide:

Administering lethal substances to patients. Fighting and choking.

Calling people with disabilities “morons” and “idiots.”

Tony’s epileptic seizure.

Superstitious palm reading. Throwing food around.

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