Nuremberg 45

A somber, reflective docudrama that asks you to sit with trauma and moral discomfort, blending dramatized scenes with archival footage for a quietly devastating experience.

Directed by

Carsten Gutschmidt

Genres

Drama, History

Starring

Jonathan Berlin, Katharina Stark, Wotan Wilke Möhring

Overview

At the end of 1945, the Nuremberg trials against Göring, Hess, von Ribbentrop and other Nazi officials began. The young Jewish reporter Ernst Michel and the witness Seweryna Szmaglewska, both concentration camp survivors, struggle not only with their deep traumas, but also with some uncomfortable insights that the trial brought to light. Carsten Gutschmidt's thoughtful docudrama sensitively interweaves dramatised scenes, flashbacks, colourised original footage and new material in which witnesses and descendants visit the original locations and comment on the action.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and demanding.

About

Trauma, justice, memory, guilt

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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