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Labyrinth of Lies (German: Im Labyrinth des Schweigens) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Giulio Ricciarelli. Based on true events, it was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Nov 6, 2014 · A 2014 film based on the true story of attorney general Fritz Bauer, who investigated the role of German institutions and government in covering up the atrocities of Nazis during World War II. The film follows his young prosecutor Johann Radmann, who faces resistance and denial in his quest for justice.
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- Drama, History
- Giulio Ricciarelli
- 2014-11-06
Labyrinth of Lies artfully blends fact with well-intentioned fiction to offer a thought-provoking look at how the lessons of history can be easily lost or forgotten. Read...
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- Giulio Ricciarelli
- R
- Alexander Fehling
Sep 30, 2015 · A fact-based movie about the first German prosecutions of Nazi war criminals after WWII. The lead character, a young prosecutor, investigates a former Auschwitz guard and uncovers a web of complicity and denial.
The drama follows a young German prosecutor who faces stony resistance in bringing former death-camp functionaries to trial in the 1960s.
A German prosecutor tries to bring former Nazis to justice in 1958, facing resistance from the government and society. The film explores the cover-up of the Holocaust and the dilemmas of the protagonist.
Radmann oversteps boundaries, falls out with friends, colleagues and allies, and is sucked deeper and deeper into a labyrinth of lies and guilt in his search for the truth. But what he ultimately brings to light will change the country forever.
