HISTORY

Children of Dictators

2016
4 × 52', 90' (ENG, GER)

Meet some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children.

Imagine youself as a child of a dictator with absolute power. Would history be able to change your mind about your father? Would facts effect your emotions? This 4-part-series brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world while focussing on their children and relatives, namely Lucia Pinochet in Chile, Jaffar Amin in Uganda, Bettina Goering in Germany and Fidel Castro's daughter in Miami. How will they deal with the heritage that their fathers have left behind?

  • Trailer

    Trailer - English
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Episodes

  1. Jaffar Amin, Idi Amin's son (Uganda)

  2. Alina Fernández Revuelta, Fidel Castro's Daughter (Cuba)

  3. Lucía Pinochet, Augusto Pinochet's daughter (Chile)

  4. Bettina Göring, Hermann Göring's grandniece (Germany)

Festivals & Awards

  • DOK.Fest Munich

    * nominated : Official Selection

Facts

  • Original Title
    Mein Vater der Diktator
  • Year
    2016
  • Length
    4 × 52', 90' (ENG, GER)
  • Resolution
    HD
  • Film by
    Eszter Cseke, Andras S. Takacs
  • Produced by
  • Trailer

    Trailer - English