The Unspoken
For the film THE UNSPOKEN, we conducted interviews with the last living contemporary witnesses of the Nazi era, focusing on those who were involved at the time, the followers and accomplices of the regime. Almost no one from this generation ever spoke about that time after 1945; in German families, the subject was taboo—the unspoken.
Cast
- Rudolf Schneller
- Kurt Salterberg
- Ernest (Ernst) Rapp
- Roselotte Perlau
- Max Karlemann
- Werner Kaiser
- Rolf Hector
- Hildegard Harms
- Anke Gaier
- ALbert Emmerling
- Jakob Elzer
The Unspoken
Lothar Herzog, Patricia Hector
- Documentary
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2025
- Language
- dt., frz. OF m. dt. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 143min
1.85:1, Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- Das Ungesagte
Nominated for:
Granit – Hofer Dokumentarfilmpreis
Director & Crew
Lothar Herzog
Born in Freiburg im Breisgau, grew up in Paris. Studied Cultural Studies in Hildesheim, Film Studies in San Francisco and Directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin.
Filmography
| 2008 | Bonzenkarren | Kurzfilm | |
| Wasserspiegel | Kurzfilm | ||
| 2011 | Weißt du eigentlich dass ganz viele Blumen blühen im Park | Kurzfilm | |
| 2019 | 1986 | Spielfilm | 2019 |
| 2025 | Das Ungesagte | Dokumentarfilm Co-Regie |
2025 |
Patricia Hector
Born in 1988 in Osnabrück. Studied Acting in Berlin and worked at different theaters and in short film productions. Studied Psychology and Philosophy in Potsdam and Innsbruck. Active as a director.
Filmography
| 2025 | Das Ungesagte | Dokumentarfilm Co-Regie |
2025 |
“The very honest eyewitness accounts about how they initially misjudged Nazi propaganda and perceived it as something positive, but then realized its horrors, serve as an especially important warning today and will hopefully be a wake-up call when dealing with advocates of supposedly simple solutions.
The film provides deep, emotional, but also controversial, unsettling, and disturbing insight into a German collective subconscious that has been repressed for a long time. The film encourages critical reflection and discussion, including highly explosive connections to the present day.”
- Producer
- Lothar Herzog
- Sound Designer
- Jan Pasemann
- Jan Pasemann
- Sound
- Lothar Herzog
- Editor
- Lothar Herzog
- Victor Pequeño
- Adrienne Hudson
- Director of Photography
- Lothar Herzog
News
All news
Feb 23, 2026
HoF Filmtage Rendezvous at KoKi Hannover with THE UNSPOKEN
On Tuesday, February 24th, the HoF Filmtage Rendezvous will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the KoKi Hannover. The award-winning documentary film THE UNSPOKEN will be shown.
Jan 9, 2026
THE UNSPOKEN – Film & Talk at the Astor Film Lounge Munich
The documentary THE UNSPOKEN, which was awarded the Granit – Hof Documentary Film Award, will be screened in Munich on January 14.
Oct 25, 2025
Awards at the Film Festival
Five awards, many excellent films – the Hof Film Festival was a celebration of celebration, honor, and amazement.
