On Location

Childhood DENIED combines archival footage and dramatization with present-day interviews to capture a child’s perspective and innocence. Shot on location in Canada, the USA, and Poland, authentic settings included a cattle car used to deport people to Siberia, the Nazi’s Majdanek concentration camp in Lublin, and a country home in Eastern Poland.

Majdanek Concentration Camp

Majdanek, the German concentration camp in Lublin, was established in July 1941 after Heinrich Himmler ordered Odilo Globocnik to build a camp for 25,000 to 50,000 prisoners. Its purpose was to supply forced labor for SS workshops and construction projects, supporting the Third Reich’s expansion in Eastern Europe.