The Angel of Auschwitz

Josef, what are you doing?

- I want to protect myself. - From what?

I don't know what exactly.

If you do not know what you are doing, take your hand away, you look a fool.

There is diseases out there.

Who told you that?

I can smell it in the air.

Only disease is the smell of those

who do not conform to our chosen society.

Take it away.

Well, if there is a disease,

maybe I can help them.

There are some things you cannot control.

I won't ask again.

Hello, Sylwia.

Hello, Sylwia.

Oh.

Shh.

Mother, you are an inspiration to me.

A giver of life.

What's wrong?

God is a giver of life.

And I am merely an assistant.

I cannot be responsible

for the achievement of the mothers who give birth.

Come.

Let me show you something.

Life. We often forget that life

from birth needs nurturing.

Consistent care, from birth until death.

The Lord gives us the opportunity,

the start, the tools to nurture future lives.

We must care for not only the poor, sick and weak.

Each life without care

can become poor, sick and weak.

What I do is just a small role at the beginning.

The stone entered the water, it's the beginning.

Creator of the energy to make the ripples.

I assisted the beginning.

The ripples are life itself,

of which I have no control.

The stone, I had no part in its creation

and the ripples are beyond my control.

The Lord creates the stone.

And the Lord determines

the duration of the ripples.

It cannot last forever.

Why another stone?

We are the ripples. Are you?

Let's enjoy you.

Get it out. That's fine.

You can make as much noise as you wish.

The baby will be with you very soon.

It's time.

That's it. That's right.

Almost over. Now, push.

Now my dear, one small push.

It's the placental expulsion.

So?

Twins.

Twins?

Bring me as many twins as you can.

Why twins?

If they are not blond and blue-eyed, or twins...

you drown them.

Your role of midwife...

has changed.

How so?

I need you to help me with something else.

Just as important.

More important, in fact.

You are here for your crimes

but... not for your ethnicity.

Child killing?

- How many abortions... - I...

It's OK.

We all make mistakes.

However, we have to learn from them.

This is why I need you.

You taught yourself how to kill a child.

That makes us have a similar interest.

Expect my children are Jews and Gypsies.

You like killing children?

For research, of course.

I get to make my mistakes and learn from them.

Especially on these Jews. We have many to choose from.

For fun? No.

But to help the future of Germany

and to ensure good health

for the future generations of the thousand-year Reich,

I would do... anything.

And so must you.

But I'm a midwife?

A good midwife

with many years of experience.

Many of which, mostly successful.

Obviously, the conditions here do not help and...

I will, of course, do as you say.

I have no right to disagree with any of your orders.

- I am just a midwife. - Not anymore!

Too afraid to look at me?

You will have to look at God one day

and explain why you are a child killer.

Medical research

will be my answer.

And your answer will be?

Can I ask why I was taken from my midwife duties?

41335, Stanisława Leszczyńska.

A Catholic?

- Occupation? - Dressmaker.

Dressmakers.

- Occupation? - Dressmaker.

Bless us, O Lord, for these dying gifts.

Which we are about to receive

through thy bounty.

Through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

She should be dead.

She has lied about her occupation

but has come to us with the offer and honesty of her true occupation.

She is a midwife and she isn't a Jew.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women.

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God.

Pray for our sinners.

Now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

She is highly accomplished.

She will do her duties and you will do yours.

Duties?

Drown the offspring of these parasites.

Being rid of them early is the only way

to cut these leeches from our lives.

From existence.

Once I have, where do you want me to put them?

Do you want me to bring them to you?

Most certainly not!

You will need some help, too.

Who do you have in mind?

Sister Pfani.

She is a strong woman.

Most prostitutes are.

But, doctor, I am still unsure.

Where do you want the children to go?

After we have killed them?

Feed them to the dogs or the rats.

I don't care.

Typhus will kill us before the SS will at this rate.

You think I'm a sinner?

What I think has no relevance here.

If the world needs to be clean of the Jews,

then so be it.

Amen.

27893.

Remove this. Get me another.

No prayers today, my dear?

I gave up praying a while ago.

And has that made a difference to your life?

Just as much difference as praying did.

Faith is all that will get us through this.

Tell that to my family.

Taken.

All of them.

And they left you all alone?

Yes.

So that means even more reason to pray, no?

There comes a time

when your mind can't accept hope and optimism.

We need to fight through this.

We need to work together.

You're a stranger.

Strangers are those who want to separate us.

Our family

are those who sit in the ark together.

Ark? This is slaughter.

What is this?

My paperwork.

And the 15 different names?

You help these pigs?

Why?

You know that falsification of documents is against the Third Reich.

And punishment is death for treason.

You want to help the Jews?

I will allow you to.

You will travel with them on the train.

The train?

Your new home.

Regular work.

Food and plenty of opportunities to help the Jews.

But I have a family.

Your family too.

It's OK.

Nice?

Good. Good.

These women need these for their babies.

But they also need the bread.

We all need bread.

It's OK, my dear.