Fog in August (2016)

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A Yenish boy is placed in a mental hospital and experiences the Nazi euthanasia program. Aware of what was happening and attached to friends, the lad attempts to sabotage the program. The film addresses the complexities of the program director, the lives of the child victims, and the struggles of the child protagonist. More than five thousand children died in the Nazi euthanasia program.

• Released: 2016-09-29
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 108 votes

Directed by Kai Wessel.

Top cast

• Ivo Pietzcker as Ernst Lossa
• Sebastian Koch as Dr. Werner Veithausen
• Fritzi Haberlandt as Head nurse Sophia
• Thomas Schubert as Paul Hechtle
• Henriette Confurius as Edith Kiefer
• Branko Samarovski as Max Witt
• David Bennent as Oja
• Karl Markovics as Christian Lossa
• Jule Hermann as Nandl
• Niklas Post as Josef

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Where to watch Fog in August

• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Amazon Video

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