Hasenjagd

Sep 16 1994 N/A 1h 45m
Drama, War

This film is based on the actual events referred to as the "Mühlviertler Hasenjagd" (Hare-hunt in the Mühlviertel) which occurred in February 1945 around the Mauthausen concentration camp. 500 Soviet officers form death block 20 attempt to escape, but only 150 of them actually succeed. Following the tally-ho of the SS, a barbaric manhunt begins. Only very few fugitives survive. With a lot of good luck, the two young officers Michail and Nikolai reach the Karner family's farm. Frau Karner persuades her husband to hide the two escapees.

Plot

It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refused to fight on the side of the Germans against their country were moved to the concentration camp in Mauthausen awaiting execution. They decide to break out. One winter night the Russian prisoners make an escape. During the following shooting a great number of them gets killed. Some, however, succeed to hide in nearby villages. But the German Nazis convince the inhabitants of the villages to hunt the prisoners "like rabbits".

Written by

Andreas Gruber

Directed by

Andreas Gruber

Cast

Elfriede Irrall, Rainer Egger, Oliver Broumis

Crew

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Production Countries

Austria, Luxembourg, Germany

Production Companies

Rattlesnake Productions, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, ProvinzFilm

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
359
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA