One village. One survivor who talked. The documentary that hunted a Nazi for 40 years.
On June 10, 1944, the SS murdered nearly the entire population of the French village of Oradour. The ruins still stand, the population is buried in the cemetery. Only one person has ever been convicted of this crime: the former SS-Obersturmführer Heinz Barth.
Direction
Rosh and Schwarberg spent decades building this case.
Editing
Barth's interviews cut against survivor testimony—devastating.
Director
Lea Rosh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rosh and Schwarberg were married journalists who spent 15 years investigating; this was their only co-directed film.
Barth's 1983 trial in East Germany was largely political theater—the documentary's release in West Germany reignited debate about whether justice was ever actually served.
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