My Daughter’s Killer is the extraordinary story of André Bamberski’s 29-year pursuit of justice for his 14-year-old daughter, Kalinka who died at the hand of Dieter Krombach, her stepfather, a revered German medical doctor.
André Bamberski spent 29 years in pursuit of justice for his 14-year-old daughter, Kalinka who died at the hand of Dieter Krombach, her stepfather, a revered German medical doctor. The film culminates in the brutal kidnapping of Krombach and a trial that shocked the world. My Daughter’s Killer explores the limits of justice, abuse of power in the medical profession and the widespread indifference to crimes committed against women.
In depth interviews take us on Bamberski’s journey, as he reveals the lengths he went to to try and bring Krombach to justice, whether it was flyering Krombach’s hometown or alerting the authorities, everything in Germany failed. And although a trial in France found Krombach guilty, the German authorities refused to extradite him. Over the years other women accuse Krombach of assaults and rape, but he faces no charges for Kalinka’s death and in a chilling TV interview, he reveals his complete lack of remorse towards his accusers.
Finally in desperation in 2009, Bamberski takes matters into his own hands. This 70-year-old accountant decides he needs to get Krombach to France where there is a warrant for his arrest.. On 17th October 2009, Krombach is found outside Mulhouse courthouse, bound and gagged. Two years later, in October 2011, he is finally convicted for the death of Kalinka. But it has taken a father 29 years, a brutal abduction and even his own conviction for the kidnapping to get there. Speaking in the film, Bamberski reflects on the toll of his pursuit and how he did it all for his beloved daughter Kalinka.
