A film essay compiled exclusively from archival material, foregoing any commentary or context, on the destruction of German cities in World War II by the Allies, thereby implicitly raising the perennial question of whether it is morally justifiable to use the civilian population as a means in warfare.
DE/NL/LT 2022, 109 minutes
Directed by: Sergei Loznitsa
Documentary
In English [with German subtitles]
“The Natural History of Destruction” by Sergei Loznitsa, Foto Forum Bolzano/Bozen, Italy in collaboration with FAS (Film Association of South Tyrol) and Filmclub Bozen, Photo by Valentina Cavion