Between 1930 and 1945, Eastern Europe experienced mass violence on an unprecedented scale. Hitler and Stalin exploited the vast region for their respective expansionist plans. It is estimated that around 14 million civilians were murdered—primarily Jews, Poles, Balts, Belarusians, and Ukrainians.
Crew
Kirsten Esch
Director, Writer, Book
Timothy Snyder
Novel
Silke Olthoff
Editor
Sandra Maischberger
Producer
Michael Richter
Producer
Kristina Madejczyk
Producer's Assistant
Myrna Brinkmann El Khyari
Producer's Assistant
Valentina Löhlein
Producer's Assistant
Oliver Biebl
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Jeremy Rothman
Camera Operator
Lukas Hinsch
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Alexander Müller-Elmau
Animation
Malte Bruhn
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Mischka Heimberger
Sound
Alexander Marshall
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Kolja Erdmann
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Claudia Weber
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Clara Le Divenach
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Halyna Demydova
Archival Footage Research
Markus Rogenhagen
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Anett Sager
Editorial Staff
Marc Trompetter
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