The Ties That Bind

Year: 1984

Runtime: 55 mins

Language: English

Director: Su Friedrich

Documentary

An experimental documentary follows the filmmaker’s mother, born in Germany in 1920 and living until 1950, recounting Nazism’s rise, World II and the Allied occupation where she met the American soldier who became her husband. The film shuns war‑documentary form, offering a portrait that links the past to today’s American politics and director’s activism.

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