Nakam

In Nazi-occupied Ukraine, twelve-year-old orphan and violinist Mitka has joined a group of partisans who use the boy's inconspicuous appearance to plan an explosive attack unnoticed. When a group of high-ranking SS officers arrives in their vicinity, they are chosen as the targets of the attack, but this inevitably puts Mitka's only friend in mortal danger. NAKAM tells the story of a child torn between revenge, loyalty, and moral overload. As Mitka finds himself in the role of the silent assassin, he begins to question whether he is willing to sacrifice his own conscience for the greater good. The violin that once brought him comfort now becomes part of a plan that links innocence with destruction. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of an occupied village, a tension arises between survival and humanity. Andreas Kessler's short film is based on historical research and deals with central questions of Jewish remembrance culture. With precise imagery, dense narrative, and emotional restraint, NAKAM shows how a child becomes a tool in the shadow of the Holocaust, and how a mission turns into a moral conflict with no clear way out.

Keywords

  • Next Generation: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Sooner Exclusives
  • history
  • revenge
  • war

Actors

  • Anton Krymskiy
  • Peter Miklusz
  • Rostyslav Bome
  • Jurij Rosstalnyj
  • Yevgeni Sitokhin

Director

  • Andreas Kessler

Drama, Action & Aventure


33min


16

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EN

SV

DE

Germany
2022
Twelve-year-old violinist Mitka is tasked by a partisan movement with carrying out an attack on several SS officers.

Twelve-year-old violinist Mitka is tasked by a partisan movement with carrying out an attack on several SS officers.


In Nazi-occupied Ukraine, twelve-year-old orphan and violinist Mitka has joined a group of partisans who use the boy's inconspicuous appearance to plan an explosive attack unnoticed. When a group of high-ranking SS officers arrives in their vicinity, they are chosen as the targets of the attack, but this inevitably puts Mitka's only friend in mortal danger.


NAKAM tells the story of a child torn between revenge, loyalty, and moral overload. As Mitka finds himself in the role of the silent assassin, he begins to question whether he is willing to sacrifice his own conscience for the greater good. The violin that once brought him comfort now becomes part of a plan that links innocence with destruction. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of an occupied village, a tension arises between survival and humanity.


Andreas Kessler's short film is based on historical research and deals with central questions of Jewish remembrance culture. With precise imagery, dense narrative, and emotional restraint, NAKAM shows how a child becomes a tool in the shadow of the Holocaust, and how a mission turns into a moral conflict with no clear way out.

Cast & Crew