Franz Murer, the Butcher of Vilnius, a former Austrian SS officer, established, organized, and ruled the Vilnius ghetto in Lithuania during the World War II. Different survivors of the Shoah testify when he is judged in 1963, hoping to do justice, but, although the evidence is overwhelming, the desire to close this obscure chapter of history seems to surpass the desire for justice.
Elenco: Karl Markovics , Karl Fischer , Franz Buchrieser , Inge Maux , Susi Stach , Gerhard Liebmann , Doval'e Glickman , Harvey Friedman , Erni Mangold , Luc Feit , Tommy Schlesser , Alexander E. Fennon , Melita Jurišić , Ursula Ofner , Roland Jaeger , Rainer Wöss , Robert Reinagl , Ariel Nil Levy , Margit Holzhaider , Caroline Koczan , Eva van Heijningen , Lena Rothstein , Mendy Cahan , Klaus Rott , Mathias Forberg , Christoph F. Krutzler , Thomas Halder , Fritz Bewig , Deborah Gzesh , Marco Lorenzini , Gilbert Johnston , Franck Sasonoff , Giora Seeliger , Rafaël Goldwaser , Maciej Salamon , Dino Schmid , Alexandra Braun , Christian Dungl , Edmund Jäger , Joelle Lahr , Sarah Lamesch , Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg .