In the summer of 1941, German troops began a series of mass executions in the Latvian coastal city of Liepāja. Over the course of several months, firing squads killed over 5,000 Jews there. A German soldier filmed one of these executions. The footage surfaced after the War. These roughly 90 seconds of found footage, believed to be the only surviving film record of mass executions of Jews by the Einsatzgruppen, form the source material for this chilling film.
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Staņislavs Tokalovs Director · Betija Zvejniece Director
First release November 14, 2026 · Produced in Latvia · Original title Vērotāji
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VFS Films
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Latvia
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Original title
Vērotāji
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Netherlands · November 14, 2026
Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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