Die Wannseekonferenz (2022 film)

Die Wannseekonferenz, international title The Conference, is a German TV docudrama, first aired January 24, 2022 by the ZDF broadcaster, about the Wannsee Conference held in Berlin-Wannsee in 1942 to organise the extermination of the Jews.

Die Wannseekonferenz
GenreDocudrama
Historical drama
Written byMagnus Vattrodt
Paul Mommertz
Directed byMatti Geschonneck
StarringPhilipp Hochmair
Arnd Klawitter
Johannes Allmayer
Narrated byMatthias Brandt
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
Production
ProducersFriederich Oetker
Reinhold Elschot
CinematographyTheo Bierkens
Running time108 minutes
Production companiesConstantin Television
ZDF
Original release
NetworkZDF
Release24 January 2022 (2022-01-24)

Background

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Director Matti Geschonneck shows a reenactment of the real Wannsee Conference held January 20, 1942, based on a script by Magnus Vattrodt. German Nazi officials meet midst the Second World War to determine the so-called “Final Solution to the Jewish Question”. It is not the beginning of the Shoah but it is a meeting to coordinate various government branches for carrying out the destruction of Jews.[1][2]

 
The villa Am Großen Wannsee 56–58, where the Wannsee Conference was held, is now a memorial and museum.[3][4]

Cast

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Reception

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Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[5]

Awards and nominations

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German Television Award[6]

  • 2022: Best Film Made for Television
  • 2022: Best Writing Fiction – Paul Mommertz and Magnus Vattrodt
  • 2022: Best ActorPhilipp Hochmair (Nominee)
  • 2022: Best Directing Fiction – Matti Geschonneck (Nominee)

Grimme Award[7]

  • 2023: Fiction

Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival

  • 2022: Best Film[8]

Civis Media Prize

  • 2022: Entertainment (Civis Video Award)[9][10]

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards

  • 2022: Feature Films (Gold Award)[11]

Romy

  • 2022: Favorite ActorPhilipp Hochmair (Reinhard Heydrich)[12]
  • 2022: Best Film TV/Stream – Friederich Oetker and Reinhold Elschot[13]
  • 2022: Best Writing TV/Stream – Magnus Vattrodt and Paul Mommertz[13]

Prix Europa

  • 2022: Best European TV Film[14]

Günter-Rohrbach-Filmpreis

Fernsehfilmfestival Baden-Baden

  • 2022: 3sat-Publikumspreis (Audience Award)[16][17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Peter Kümmel: Unter Verbrechern (Amongst Perpetrators). In: Die Zeit. 20 January 2022. Feuilleton.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Höbel: Die Brillanz des Bösen. (The Brilliance of Evil) Der Spiegel #3/2022. 15 January 2022, pp 120–121: A nearly "normal" meeting of bureaucrats for optimising of the mass murder (transl.)
  3. ^ GHWK, Berlin - Dauerausstellung "Die Besprechung am Wannsee und der Mord an den europäischen Jüdinnen und Juden"
  4. ^ '80 Years Ago the Nazis Planned the ‘Final Solution.’ It Took 90 Minutes. As Germany observes the anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, witnesses of the Nazi era are dying … ' NYT 21 January 2022
  5. ^ "Die Wannseekonferenz". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis. "Preisträger:innen 2022". Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2022 (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  7. ^ Grimme Preis. "Preisträger:innen - Grimme-Preis 2023". Grimme Preis (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  8. ^ "The conference and the accusation, the big winners of the BCN Film Fest". bcnfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  9. ^ "Ausgezeichnete Programme 2022" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  10. ^ "CIVIS Medienpreis 2022 für "Schwarze Adler" und "Die Wannseekonferenz"" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  11. ^ "Newyorkfestivals.com: Winner's List". Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  12. ^ "Beliebtester Schauspieler Film 2022: Philipp Hochmair" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  13. ^ a b APA. "Elf Auszeichnungen für ORF-(Ko-)Produktionen bei den "ROMY"-Branchenpreisen". ots.at. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  14. ^ "PRIX EUROPA 2022 Winners". PRIX EUROPA. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  15. ^ "Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis |" (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  16. ^ "TeleVisionale Film- und Serienfestival Baden-Baden: ORF-Landkrimi „Vier" gewinnt Fernsehfilmpreis 2022". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  17. ^ deutschlandfunkkultur.de. "TeleVisionale: Bester deutscher Fernsehfilm 2022 ist „Vier" – 3sat-Publikumspreis für „Die Wannseekonferenz"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
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