Maria Theresa’s Dark Side

Original title: Maria Theresias dunkle Seite – Die Vertreibung der Juden aus Prag

Directed by Monika Czernin

Shortly before Christmas 1744, Vienna, the center of power in the Habsburg Empire, is the scene of a disastrous drama with repercussions for the whole of Europe. Against the spirit of enlightenment and tolerance, the very young Maria Theresa orders the expulsion of the allegedly disloyal Jews from Prague.