Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Fair and precise remind of a less familiar aspect of Nazi Germany policy about its citizens.

A young woman, teacher. Her son, disabled, is one of her students. One day, the menace against boy. And his survive .

At first sight, holes and a too short / concentred story. But the powerful, impressive and pleasant work of young Knox Gibson is the great gift of this short film about childhood in a different light.

The short film shows us the suffering of the disabled because the Nazi viewed them as being garbage that waste money and resources. I didn't know before that the disabled German adults and children had suffered the persecution, too. The film is well done with beautiful cinematography, good performance, great location and setting and costume, and the story was told in a way that kept our interest all the way through, routing for the boy to survive. It is perfectly titled, if we think about how human trespassed against each other so much at that time in the history. Heaven must have wept bitterly back then. I hope similar thing won't return in another form to our present time.

During or even before the second world war, the Nazi regime targeted people it deemed lesser. With Aryans allegedly and supposedly being superior to others (be it religious beliefs, skin color or simply race). One group that gets almost forgotten, are the physically disabled. Like the protagonist in this short movie.

A short movie that is very well done and that shows how cruel and mad people got back then. Tension filled and really tight, I would not be surprised if this wins (or has won by the time you read this) awards. Short and while maybe not so sweet (subject matter), this checks all the "right" boxes. Nothing to forgive here ...

A very good short film that can make the audience empathize with the main character in 13 minutes.

I hope Netflix shows the success it has shown in festivals in the field of short films as well.

Flicking through Netflix can produce mixed results, now and then you stumble across a gem, something that's a little bit different, but rewarding.

Forgive us our trespasses is very unusual, a short on Netflix, and not a film with a conventional beginning, middle and end, but just a snapshot of the life of one young boy, during the rise of The Nazis.

Beautifully presented, well acted, but an insightful look at how life was for people living with disabilities during that horrific time.

Thought provoking. 9/10.