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Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf": there is hardly a book that is overloaded with so many myths, that arouses so much disgust and fear.
The work is the symbol of Nazi rule, responsible for 60 million deaths.
It was banned from reprinting for decades.
But 70 years after Hitler's death, the copyrights to "Mein Kampf" expire and the work could reappear on the market from January 1, 2016.
Hitler's thoughts would find new circulation at a time when arson attacks, right-wing riots, Nazi graffiti and hate comments against a planned or existing refugee home are the order of the day in Germany.
In a 52-minute documentary, Manfred Oldenburg explores the question of whether "Mein Kampf" can still be dangerous today.
What does the book say?
How was it written?
What was the history of its reception?
And what impact does its content have on us today, where arson attacks, right-wing riots and hate comments against asylum seekers are the order of the day?
It becomes clear that the mental points of reference to which "Mein Kampf" appeals are still present today: Racism and ultra-nationalism.
Some right-wing extremists who set fire to hostels for asylum seekers can refer to Hitler, who already warned 90 years ago in his book against foreigners overrunning the country: "Thus every year these entities, called the state, absorb toxins that they are hardly able to overcome" (Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf", p.489).
