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Houston Club – movie night

July 20, 2025 @ 17:00 CDT - 19:00 CDT

Movie night is Sunday, July 20th, at 5 pm.
We will be watching a special international movie from the German Democratic Republic, titled Der Rat der Gotter or The Council of the Gods.
This movie deals with the role of IGB Farben, a German monopoly corporation that supported Hitler and his Nazi party.
BYOB but popcorn and free parking will be provided.

picture of the description of the film Der Rat der Götter. It has a description in German and then the following description in English: East German drama about the dealings of IG-Farben from the time of their support to bring Hitler to power in 1933 up til the time of the criminal trials in Nuremberg against the firm for crimes against humanity. In the center of the film stand the manager Mauch and the chemist Dr. Scholz, without whom the mass extermination in the concentration camps by Zyklon-B gas would not have been possible. Mauch is concerned with profit and expansion at any price. Scholz is an accomplice who worries about his position in the firm and does everything to shield the nature of his work from his family. Only in 1948 does the chemist open his mouth about the activities of IG Farben when an explosion in Ludwigshafen reveals that the company is once again making munitions, even though this has been forbidden for them to do by law. The film mainly concerns the ability of IG Farben to make war due to their close cooperation with the Swiss, the Allies and in particular, with the United States. Due to the pre-War transfer of patents from IG Farben to Standard Oil, IG Farben was able to almost guarantee that their factories would be spared the future bombing raids of the Anglo-Americans. Such incidents are indeed grounded in fact. The East Germans, however, cleverly mix the truth with very subtle lies, making this a particularly insidious anti-American film. Sensitive viewers should also note that there is a re-enactment of a test of Zyklon-B on animals in the movie and, while mild enough, can be very disturbing.

Content warning for the movie from the above image: there is a re-enactment of a test of Zyklon-B on animals in the movie and, while mild enough, can be very disturbing.

Details

  • Date: July 20, 2025
  • Time:
    17:00 CDT - 19:00 CDT

Venue

  • houston hq
  • houston, texas United States