Die Mörder sind unter uns
Murderers Among Us
Wolfgang Staudte, Germany (Soviet Zone) 1946, 85 Min., German
The film series Anti-Fascist Films of the DEFA is dedicated to the anti-fascist strand of filmmaking produced by the state-owned film studio of the GDR (East Germany). How did DEFA succeed in telling compelling stories set during Nazi Germany while artistically exploring themes such as resistance, survival, opportunism, and structures of power? And what relevance do these stories still hold for us today?