Hermann My Father

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 52 min
Premiere: 1987. January 1.

Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms
Writer: Helma Sanders-Brahms
Starring: Maurice Bazin Philippe Collin Herman Sander Helma Sanders-Brahms

"Hermann mein Vater" is a companion piece by director Helma Sanders-Brahms to her 1980 film "Germany Pale Mother". The latter work was focused on the impact of war on a German family. This made-for-tv documentary follows Sanders-Brahms and her father Hermann on a trip to Normandy, where he was stationed as a soldier in 1940-41.