DIRECTORS: Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
PRODUCERS: Petra Epperlein, Mike Lerner, Dana O'Keefe 
PRODUCTION CO: Play/Action Pictures, Uwaga Films
SCREENPLAY/PHOTOGRAPHY: Michael Tucker, based on the book by Sebastian Haffner
EDITOR: Michael Tucker
WITH: Matilda Tucker (Narrator), Martin Amis, Yehuda Bauer, Richard Evans, Saul Friedländer, Francine Prose, Enno Lenze, Mark Benecke, Klaus Theweleit, Winfried Nerdinger, Deborah Lipstadt, Christopher Hitchens and many more 

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REVIEW

“Using the eponymous 1978 bestselling book as its frame, The Meaning of Hitler is a provocative interrogation of our culture’s fascination with Hitler and Nazism set against the backdrop of the current rise of white supremacy, the normalization of antisemitism and the weaponization of history itself.

Shot in nine countries, the film traces Hitler’s movements, his rise to power and the scenes of his crimes as historians and writers, including Deborah Lipstadt, Martin Amis, Sir Richard Evans, Saul Friedlander, Yehuda Bauer, and famed Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, weigh in on the lasting impact of his virulent ideology.

​As fears of authoritarianism and fascism now abound, the film explores the myths and misconceptions of our understanding of the past, and the difficult process of coming to terms with it at a time in our history when it seems more urgent than ever.”

— IFC Films

FILM SOCIETY SCREENINGS*

Timaru
Tuesday, 16 May, 6.00pm

​Hamilton     
Monday, 29 May, 6.30pm

Nelson
Tuesday, 06 June, 6.00pm

​​Tauranga
Tuesday, 13 June, 6.00pm

Carterton    
Friday, 30 June, 7.00pm

Whanganui     
Monday, 10 July, 7.00pm

Auckland     
Monday,17 July, 6.15pm

​​Dunedin
Wednesday, 26 July, 7.30pm

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