Germany’s New Nazis
“This timely doc uses the rise of the far-right in a German town as a microcosm for a larger wave of issues” The Guardian
“Soul-shrivelling to hear about the resurgence of the far right in a country you hoped had been innoculated against it for all time by the horrors of the Holocaust” The Guardian
Violent right-wing extremism in Germany has surged to its highest level since the fall of the Third Reich, with a record number of attacks against asylum seekers and their supporters. Panorama spent six months in Freital, a small town at the heart of the new wave of far-right terror. A week after the German elections saw the nationalist AfD, Alternative for Germany, party gain more than 12% of the vote, this film explores how long-held taboos are being broken in a country still haunted by its Nazi past and how far-right views are becoming mainstream once more.
Produced by Robin Barnwell and Jeanny Gering
Directed and filmed by Robin Barnwell
Executive Producer: Sam Collyns
Film Editor: Guy Creasey
Music: Alex Attwood
Production Manager: Roxana Portase
Broadcast on BBC1 (Ronachan Films)
