An Emmy Award-winning documentary directed by Academy Award winner James Moll, Inheritance is the story of Monika Hertwig, a woman grappling with a profound legacy left to her by a father she never really knew: Amon Goeth.
Often described as a “monster”, Amon Goeth was a prominent Nazi leader and Commandant of the Plaszow Concentration Camp. Utterly ruthless and sadistic, he murdered thousands of Jews and others during WWII. A fact Monika discovered as a teenager, and has yet to reconcile.
Compelled to act after seeing Ralph Fiennes’ portrayal of her father in Schindler’s List , Monika begins a quest to come to terms with Amon’s evil legacy. Together with Helen Jonas, a survivor of the Holocaust and Amon’s slave, the two women unearth the personal cost of crimes that consumed millions and question whether a parent’s actions can ever be truly laid to rest.
Festivals and Awards
Winner
Outstanding Interview, News and Documentary Emmy Awards, 2009
Audience Award: Best Documentary, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2008
Nomination
Best Documentary, News and Documentary Emmy Awards, 2009
What Buyers Say
“Inheritance is one of the most emotionally resonant documentaries about the Nazi Holocaust I have ever seen. We are delighted to be showing it on BBC Television.”
- Carol Sennett, BBC Executive Producer for Acquisitions