Kľúčové slovo Hitler Youth

Jojo je malý nemecký chlapec, ktorému sa pohľad na svet prevráti hore nohami, keď zistí, že jeho matka skrýva v podkroví mladé židovské dievča. S pomocou svojho imaginárneho priateľa, idiotského Adolfa Hitlera, musí Jojo čeliť aj svojmu zaslepenému naivnému nacionalizmu.

Dej sa odohráva v rokoch 1899 – 1945 a sleduje osudy postáv na pozadí premien mesta Gdánska, sleduje tiež Oskarov príbeh. Oskar má podľa Schlöndorfa dve typické vlastnosti svojej doby: odmietanie a protest. Bráni sa účasti vo svete dospelých tak dôsledne, že odmietne vyrásť. Protestuje tak nahlas, že jeho hlas rozbije sklo.

In 1930s Germany, the Nazi Party created the Hitler Youth to indoctrinate children and adolescents with Nazi ideology and prepare them to become a child army for Hitler. The first programme traces the rise of the movement through to the war. The second programme starts at the height of WW2 and traces the story of the Hitler Youth as they face defeat.

Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler, 1982 is a German/American made for TV mini-series which was a co-production between Daniel Wilson Productions and S.W.F and Taurus Films. The original screenplay was by Helmut Kissel and was partly based on his own experience as a member of the Hitler Youth. The scripts that were eventually shot, however, were written by Robert Muller. Helmut Kissel led as the director of the project but was replaced by Bernd Fischerauer within the first couple of weeks when shooting started. The shooting was on location in Baden-Baden, West Germany with the first 4 weeks in August 1980 and the rest of the production was completed between January through March in 1981. Each scene was shot both in English and in German and resulted in two versions of the film. The post production of the German version was completed in spring of 1982. It premiered on West German TV in July 1982 and the American version premiered in November 1982.