Lost Airmen of Buchenwald
“Allied airmen imprisoned at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp”
Storyline
Chronicles the little-known story of Allied airmen imprisoned at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in the waning months of World War II. In the summer of 1944, 168 airmen from the US, England, Canada and other Allied countries were captured in Paris by the German Gestapo and sent to the infamous "Koncentration Lager Buchenwald" in Germany. Falsely accused of being "terrorists and saboteurs," the airmen faced a terrifying fight for survival and a race against time to escape their execution. A controversial moment in history that their home countries tried to hush-up, Lost Airmen of Buchenwald tells this harrowing story through interviews with seven surviving members of the group, including their heroic commanding officer. The film follows them from their days hiding with the French Resistance to the darkest corners of the Holocaust, where they struggled to survive as Germany collapsed under the weight of the advancing Russian and Allied armies
Cast & Crew
Jared Gustafson
Narrator
LeadWhat People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Dorsey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Lost Airmen of Buchenwald is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
