The Natural History of Destruction

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Is it morally acceptable to use the civilian population as yet another tool for waging war? Is it possible to justify death and destruction for the sake of supposedly lofty ideals? The question remains as pertinent today as it was at the beginning of World War II, and it is becoming increasingly urgent to answer, as countless tragedies have been caused by unethical political decisions.

Cast

Crew

Manuel Heller
Archival Footage Coordinator
Sergei Loznitsa
Director, Writer, Producer
W. G. Sebald
Book
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editor
Claudiu Doaga
Color Grading
Rolf Bergmann
Commissioning Editor
Thomas Meyer
Commissioning Editor
Regina Bouchehri
Producer
Gunnar Dedio
Producer
Maria Choustova
Producer
Uljana Kim
Producer
Vladimir Golovnitsky
Sound Designer
Peter Warnier
Sound Mixer
Christiaan Verbeek
Original Music Composer
Nathalie Dietrich
Production Manager
Günter Thimm
Production Manager

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