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SACHSENHAUSEN - THE CHILDREN OF SURVIVORS 
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Marjolein from the Netherlands, Petra from Germany, and George from the United Kingdom—three individuals from different countries and backgrounds, yet bound by a significant shared history: their fathers were imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, each for very different reasons. Marjolein’s father, a resistance fighter, helped Jews escape; Petra’s father was persecuted for his homosexuality; and George’s father, a Polish citizen, was arrested simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. SACHSENHAUSEN - THE CHILDREN OF SURVIVORS  delves into how these descendants grapple with their fathers’ pasts and how this legacy has shaped their own lives.

Link to the film in the ARD media library ARD Mediathek

Starring: Marjolein Snep, Petra Hörig, George Saxon

Director: Mariella Santibáñez
Producer: Mariella Santibáñez

Cinematographer: Rina Zimmering
Editor: 
Maximilian Bungarten, Mariella Santibáñez

Music: Marcus Sander

Sounddesign & Mixing: Larissa Kischk

Color Grading: Zé Maria Abreu Santos

Commissioned and funded by the Sachsenhausen Memorial Foundation

Broadcast by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg

Production: GER 2025

Runtime: 42 min

Genre: documentary

Language: German, English, Dutch 

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