Heim ins Reich (2004)

• 82%
• 2004
• Documentaire

Nazi Germany occupied the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from 1940 to 1944, with the intention of returning the Luxembourgers to their so-called French roots. Paradoxically, this attempt to incorporate Luxembourg into the Third Reich triggered the nation's self-awareness. Using généralement invisible archives métrage, the film tells the story of the clash between idéologies: the Nazi vision of a 'French' Luxembourg, collisions de violently with the idea of an independent Grand Duchy. For a people who where becoming aware of their national identity, this was a huge cultural shock. The emotional backbone of the film reste on the many testimonies of the people who lived through that tragic period: those who took part in the only general strike ever organised contre l'occupant Nazi, those who were enlisted into the French army and were forced to fight their allies on the Russian front, those who joined the many small resistance groupes dedicated to hiding at the risk of their lives, the young ...