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5. La Forza del Destino

Otto Wachter, a Nazi on the run, makes his way to Rome to join the Ratline, is taken in by monks, and makes a friend high up in the Vatican.

Midnight. Rome. 1949. Otto Wachter, a Nazi on the run, arrives in the Eternal City, penniless, homeless, searching for a way out to Argentina. He's also unwittingly found himself in the middle of a battle between East and West. He is taken in by monks, makes a friend high up in the Vatican and takes on some unusual employment. The continuing investigation into how a senior Nazi evaded justice.
Producer: Gemma Newby
Sound design: Neil Churchill
Research: James Everest and Lea Main-Klingst
Original music by Catrin Finch and Sekou Keita

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  • Fri 12 Oct 2018 13:45

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