In order to raise the efficiency of the prisoners, a brothel-visit was offered as an incentive, a big privilege. Himmler wanted prostitution to become an official, area-wide system. The documentary is based on the stories of two women, Maria W. and Irka, who were forced into prostitution and from former brothel-visitors. It tells the story of the martyrdom of these women. Via original NS-documents we also gain insight into the cold, calculated system of Heinrich Himmler's concentration camp-brothels. One of the few available documents about the personal story of a bondage-prostitute is the audiotape-interview with Maria W. Her story is representative of all the women, who had to suffer this double indignity in the concentration camps. The Documentary draws a sad picture of the recently unknown fact of the existence of these brothels in the concentration camps and the exploitation of women as an incentive for increased efficiency.
—makido filmproduktion gmbh