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Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

Audience Score
62
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
NR 1 hr 45 minWar, Drama, History
This film is based on the actual events referred to as the "Mühlviertler Hasenjagd" (Hare-hunt in the Mühlviertel) which occurred in February 1945 around the Mauthausen concentration camp. 500 Soviet officers form death block 20 attempt to escape, but only 150 of them actually succeed. Following the tally-ho of the SS, a barbaric manhunt begins. Only very few fugitives survive. With a lot of good luck, the two young officers Michail and Nikolai reach the Karner family's farm. Frau Karner persuades her husband to hide the two escapees.

Movie Details

Original Language:German
Production Companies:ProvinzFilm, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, Rattlesnake Productions