Evelien's grandparents both ended up in concentration camps during WWII. Not because they were Jewish, but because they were linked to the Polish underground resistance. After the war, the two survivors met in a displaced persons camp in Germany. From there they moved together to Belgium, where they built a new life as a family of miners. With the help of scientists, journalists and witnesses, Evelien reconstructs her fascinating, moving and sometimes disconcerting family history, which can be traced back to her own DNA. Roadtrip to Auschwitz is an epic narrative stretching from the early twentieth century to today.
With the cooperation of Professor Herman Van Goethem, Jeroen Olyslaegers, Tom Naegels, Professor Idesbald Goddeeris, Professor Michel Georges and Professor Stephan Claes, among others.
With music by Nicolas Rombouts and Gregory Frateur
AWARD
The Dutch Narrative Journalism Foundation selects Evelien Rutten as Master Storyteller
