It’s Time To Make Merry in May at Arts on the Green
Apr 16, 2024
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May 18 - May 25, 2017
Based on a true story, a harrowing tale of a Roma boy’s experiences with the Nazi euthanasia program while he is held in a mental hospital.
Director Kai Wessel’s first feature film addresses one of the greatest taboos of German history—the Nazis’ euthanasia program. Based on Robert Domes’ 2008 historical novel, Fog in August concerns the fate of 13-year-old Ernst Lossa, who is committed to a mental hospital in 1942 because of his Roma origins (and not due to actual illness).
He soon discovers the truth behind the hospital’s façade and sets about sabotaging its euthanasia program with the help of other patients, at great ... view more »
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