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The Dictators' Children

July 11, 2016

What is it like to grow up as the child of a ruthless ruler who wields absolute power and is feared throughout his country – for example, as the son of Uganda’s Idi Amin or daughter of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet?

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How do parents leave their mark on their children? How do you deal with your own personal legacy? What is it like to grow up as the son or daughter of a dictator or war criminal? When does it begin to sink in that your father or uncle is, or was, a cruel and ruthless despot? How do you bear the stigma? How do you rise to the challenge and accept personal responsibility?

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Lucía Pinochet portrays her father as a compassionate man who cared for his family and his country.Image: Autentic

Alina Fernández saw her father Fidel Castro as an intelligent narcissist and rebelled against him, ultimately fleeing from Cuba for good. Jaffar Amin is seeking reconciliation with the victims of his father Idi Amin. Bettina Goering, grandniece of the Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering, knows she can only survive if she forgives the unforgivable. Yet Lucía Pinochet sees a caring person behind her father’s brutality. This two-part documentary gives an intimate insight into the lives of the children of dictators.


Broadcasting Hours:

Part 1:

DW English

WED 28.06.2017 – 19:15 UTC
THU 29.06.2017 – 01:15 UTC
THU 29.06.2017 – 15:15 UTC
FRI  30.06.2017 – 05:15 UTC
SAT 08.07.2017 – 14:15 UTC
SAT 08.07.2017 – 03:15 UTC
TUE 11.07.2017 – 09:15 UTC

Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3

DW (Deutsch+ )

THU 29.06.2017 – 09:15 UTC
SUN 02.07.2017 – 07:15 UTC

Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3


Part 2

DW (English)

WED 05.07.2017 – 19:15 UTC
THU 06.07.2017 – 01:15 UTC
THU 06.07.2017 – 15:15 UTC
FRI 07.07.2017 – 05:15 UTC
SAT 15.07.2017 – 14:15 UTC
SAT 15.07.2017 – 03:15 UTC
TUE 18.07.2017 – 09:15 UTC


Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3
 

DW (Deutsch+)

THU 06.07.2017 – 09:15 UTC
SUN 09.07.2017 – 07:15 UTC

Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3