His Parents

“A humanist drama beyond all the voyeuristic attractions of the true crime genre.”
TAZ

“A quiet yet powerful film”
ABENDZEITUNG MÜNCHEN

“A smart, carefully directed, and nonetheless stirring portrait.”
FILMDIENST

“Sensitive, but never voyeuristic”
RND

„A quiet yet powerful call to rethink our understanding of justice and punishment.”
TIP BERLIN

“Respectful and sensitive”
INDIEKINO

“Shows that sometimes there is no – simple – answer”
INDIEKINO

“An intensive and intimate observation”
DIE TAGESPOST

“The closest possible approach, a
sensitive look into the emotional life of the Högels”
DELMENHORSTER KURIER

“The monstrosity of Niels Högel’s crimes is never in question.”
TAZ

“A sensitive approach”
EPD FILM

“Showing ambivalences sensitively and not voyeuristically,
is one of the greatest qualities of ‘His Parents'”
PROGRAMMKINO

September 2024

The media call their son the “patient killer.” He was given a life sentence for his numerous crimes. Life goes on for his parents Ulla and Didi Högel but nothing is the same as before. They must accept the bitter truth, figure out how to cope with everyday life and reposition themselves in relation to their child. A compelling, precisely observed film about parenthood and love. (Ysabel Fantou, DOK.fest Munich)

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