1945: The Savage Peace (2015)

The cinematic revelation, 1945: The Savage Peace, unwraps the grim layers of violence bestowed upon the vanquished at the end of the Second World War. It sheds light on the torment endured by the ethnic Germans, who had coexisted peacefully in neighbouring nations for centuries, only to become the victims of a horrifying wave of retribution that echoed the very cruelty of the Nazi occupiers they had lived under during the war years. Employing rare and unseen archival footage, this poignant documentary narrates a chilling tale of revenge against German civilians - a narrative nestled within the shadows of history, obscured by the rightful jubilation over the cessation of a monstrous tyranny. It's a tale that has long remained untold, in the words of George Orwell, a 'terrible crime that has gone unpunished.' The Savage Peace presents the vivid recollections of eyewitnesses and victims, their memories, even after seven decades, still ablaze with the stark clarity of the horrors they endured. When the peoples of a liberated Europe rejoiced in their newfound freedom from the shackles of Nazi tyranny, for millions of Germans, a new, dreadful chapter was being written. Their years of suffering had not ended with the war but had merely transformed into a different kind of torment.

1945: The Savage Peace is a documentary movie featuring Michael Pennington.

1945: The Savage Peace is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.