Nebbia in agosto

A very good movie where it shows the great performance of the new generation of German actors. It tells a story very little shown in the history of the cinema about the systematic murders in Germans not worth living because of their mental or physical disability.

A horrible and dark subject. Urgent and yet reserved. Around 1940 little Ernst was admitted to a mental hospital. The diagnosis: "not educable". But in the institution the patients are systematically killed. A process that is supposed to help rid the German race of hereditary diseases in the Third Reich. A film that is badly affected and gets under the skin.

Finding this movie was a big surprise. The title and subject were a drawcard but, did not expect to find a modern German treatment of this theme, to be so near perfection. It's un-sensationalistic and visually striking - with both the director Kai Wessel and cinematographer Hagen Bogdanski pulling out all stops to create a fully involving experience. Based on actual events as documented in Robert Dome's novel (Domes won both the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize and the Lufti literature prize for this work). The screenplay adaptation by prolific writer/actor Holger Karsten Schmidt, might perhaps feature some over extended elements (in a couple of minor details) - for some, this may also include the unnecessary addition of a 'symbolic' character - in an attempt to add an uplifting finale (although the movie is honest enough to fully acknowledge this!).

Impressive performances litter this thoughtful production - featuring standout leads from Ivo Pietzcker as Ernst Lossa, the young Yenish lad sent to a Nazi sanatorium while waiting for his father to be processed in a camp, Sebastian Koch as the enigmatic Dr Veithausen (a character not easily forgotten) Henriette Confurius and Fritzi Haberlandt as nurses with conflicting views on the Fuhrer's methods. Many other vibrant cast members shine throughout. There's even a look at the acquiescence of the Catholic Church during this shocking time. The situations depicted creep up on you until the full extent of their seriousness is realised. While this theme (factual) may not appeal to everyone (but what does?) those who like movies based on contemporary historical events - brought to life in compelling detail, should not be disappointed. Highly recommended for serious viewers.

Considering the horrors of both the euthanasia program as well as the mass-murder of romani people and disabled in nazi-germany and the fact that we don't hear that much about this part of history, Nebel im August (Fog in August) has an important role to play. What could've been over-blown melodrama is a rather simple story about a young boy in the cold, isolated german hospital. The portrait is filled with authentic looks, almost to the point of feeling a bit flat but Ivo Pietzcker as the lead fills the film with a glow. It's sometimes crippled by a hamfisted storytelling, but does manage to convey an interesting image of the nazi program without feeling too didactic, proving that there's still important stories from this time in history worth telling on screen.

I am a nurse, I feel sick in My stomach. Just reading that the doctor and nurse doing All these killings of children and adults, just got maximum 4 years in prison, and still could work as a nurse after the prisontime. It is disqusting, these murderers should have gotten life in prison or the death penalty.

A great movie, in nazi Germany told from a childs point of view. How horrible some humans can be. The involuntary euthanasia program in Nazi Germany was one of the worse things in the history of Germany. So many children killed, children that clearly could live a long life in good care, but nazi Germany needed money for their warmachine, not using it on mental sick People. So killing them was cheaper and as the nazi also believed, making their Country free of handicapped and mental sick persons. But as we All know, being a Nazi is the most mental sick you can be...