THE ACCOUNTANT OF AUSCHWITZ

78 minutes • the documentary channel, Hollywood Suite, NETFLIX

OFFICIAL SELECTION HOT DOCS,  VOTED SECOND IN THE TOP TEN AUDIENCE FAVOURITE

IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL, HOLLYWOOD SUITE AND NETFLIX

 PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF
THE CANADIAN MEDIA FUND, THE ROGERS DOCUMENTARY FUND
& THE ROGERS CABLE NETWORK FUND

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE CANADIAN FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT
& THE ONTARIO FILM AND TELEVISION TAX CREDIT

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Oskar Gröning, known as the "Accountant of Auschwitz," was charged with the murder of 300,000 Jews. When he took the stand in 2015, at the age of 94, his trial made headlines worldwide. For some, there is no grey area: Gröning was witness and therefore complicit. Others look at a frail man in the last years of his life and see no reason to pursue charges. Is the former SS guard an accomplice to history’s worst genocide, or a scapegoat for a country still desperate to atone for its crimes? On our screen after sold-out screenings at the 2018 Hot Doc's Festival, The Accountant of Auschwitz is a stark reminder that those who forget justice are doomed to repeat it.

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CREDITS

Producers RIC ESTHER BIENSTOCK, RICKI GURWITZ
Director MATTHEW SHOYCHET
Executive Producers RANDI KIRSHENBAUM,, BERRY MEYEROWITZ, JEFF SACKMAN, JORDAN NAHMIAS 
Original Music KEN MYHR
Director of Photography LUKE McCUTCHEON
Editor TED HUSBAND
Graphics and Animation REACTIV TORONTO
Poster Design ZACK MORTIMER
 

AWARDS

Winner of FOUR Canadian Screen Awards

• BEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY

• BEST VISUAL RESEARCH

• BEST EDITORIAL RESEARCH

• BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

The Accountant of Auschwitz was also nominated by the CSA’s for BEST DIRECTION and BEST PICTURE EDITING.

Received The David A. Andelman and Pamela Title “Citation of Excellence” from The Overseas Press Club of America

• BEST INTERNATIONAL TV REPORTING showing a concern for the human condition.