June 29, 2017
Bonn, Germany
Children of dictators (1/2) | DW Documentary
Fidel Castro, Augusto Pinochet, Idi Amin, Hermann Göring – what was it like to grow up as the child of one of these ruthless men?
When does it begin to sink in that your father or uncle is, or was, a cruel and ruthless despot? How do you bear the stigma? And how do you accept responsibility for their deeds? Alina Fernández experienced her father Fidel Castro as an intelligent but narcissistic man. She rebelled and finally fled Cuba. Jaffar Amin is seeking reconciliation with his father, the ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Bettina Göring knows that she can only continue to live if she forgives the unforgiveable. Lucia Pinochet also sees both the brutal side of her father as well as the family man. This documentary gives an intimate insight into the lives of dictators’ children.
Source: DW Documentary
Bonn, Germany
Children of dictators (1/2) | DW Documentary
Fidel Castro, Augusto Pinochet, Idi Amin, Hermann Göring – what was it like to grow up as the child of one of these ruthless men?
When does it begin to sink in that your father or uncle is, or was, a cruel and ruthless despot? How do you bear the stigma? And how do you accept responsibility for their deeds? Alina Fernández experienced her father Fidel Castro as an intelligent but narcissistic man. She rebelled and finally fled Cuba. Jaffar Amin is seeking reconciliation with his father, the ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Bettina Göring knows that she can only continue to live if she forgives the unforgiveable. Lucia Pinochet also sees both the brutal side of her father as well as the family man. This documentary gives an intimate insight into the lives of dictators’ children.
Source: DW Documentary