Nuremberg Trials: Getting Away With Murder(s)
Nuremberg was meant to bring the Nazis to justice, but it remains and unfinished job. Why?
This powerful Holocaust film comes out in time to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials.
99% of those responsible for the murders in the Holocaust were never prosecuted; most were never even questioned.
The Allies knew their crime, where a great many of the murderers could be found and had an endless wealth of evidence to present to the courts.
It was unanimously agreed by the Allies to prosecute those responsible when they drew up The London Agreement in August 1945. But, after the late 1940s, these very same Allies did almost nothing.
Director David Wilkinson’s sole motivation for making Getting Away With Murder(s) was to find out precisely why so many were actively permitted to get away with their crime(s) –mass murder on an industrial scale.
This film is a bit of an undertaking with a running time of almost three hours. However, do not be put off it is very digestible and well-put together. It also touches on the astonishing reality of the number of Nazis who escaped justice for their crime(s).
There is an intermission during the film, much like The Sorrow and The Pity and it is much less harrowing, though equally eye opening.
There are not enough good words for this documentary, it is well-shot, palatable and well-researched. This is not to say it is a happy subject, but it is a vital and compelling one and David Wilkinson has done the subject matter justice.
Highly recommended.
Getting Away With Murder(s) is released on the 1st of October in UK cinemas.
