Sometimes the intrinsic power of a documentary's subject matter trumps the director's craft, however good that craft may be, and Joe Berlinger's film about Nazi medical studies of children and the bottled brains that bear mute witness to their actions is a perfect example.
In 2002, American filmmaker Berlinger — whose credits include PARADISE LOST (1996) — joined and international group of journalists at a conference in
Vienna. The purpose: To bring ceremonial closure by burying the preserved brains of 700 children deemed disposable on the grounds of mental, physical or psychological defects. The youngsters were Sterilized and subjected to a va...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
59 mins