Season 1
2023 | 5 episodes
Eva agrees to interpret at the first Auschwitz trial, never imagining how it will affect her life.
Eva Bruhns is about to get engaged when she is asked to interpret at a trial of SS officers. Her parents and fiancé-to-be try to dissuade her, but she follows her instincts and accepts the job. She soon realizes that she has a more personal connection to the trial than she could have ever imagined.
Creator
Eva Bruhns
Edith Bruhns
Ludwig Bruhns
Jürgen Schoormann
Annegret Bruhns
Stefan Bruhns
Wilhelm Boger
Hans Kübler
Hans Hofmeyer
Eva agrees to interpret at the first Auschwitz trial, never imagining how it will affect her life.
Whilst The Interpreter of Silence does have a story to tell, its at times almost neurotic overtones, undermine its impact. Firstly this is a well acted, mostly well written, mini series that tries and partially succeeds, in taking a look the consequences of Nazi-ism and the final solution, from a German perspective. In terms of the inherited guilt and the lack of awareness of many younger Germans, its probably partly on target. The trial scenes are engaging and no doubt, accurately reflect the denial-ist attitudes, of those placed on trial. Where, it veers off course, I suspect, is ...
Facts
Status Ended
Network
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageGerman