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The People vs. Fritz Bauer

2015 · 105 min

This is a weighty, deliberate examination of moral fortitude against a backdrop of entrenched systemic corruption.

Directed by
Lars Kraume
Genres
History, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg
Overview
It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One day Bauer receives a letter from Argentina, written by a man who is certain that his daughter is dating the son of Adolph Eichmann. Excited by the promising lead, and mistrustful of a corrupt judiciary system where Nazis still lurk, Bauer journeys to Jerusalem to seek alliance with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. To do so is treason — yet committing treason is the only way Bauer can serve his country.

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Directed by
Lars Kraume
Genres
History, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • corruption
  • war
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
history, drama, mystery
Directed by
Lars Kraume
Written by
Lars Kraume, Olivier Guez
Starring
Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg, Jörg Schüttauf, Lilith Stangenberg, Laura Tonke, Götz Schubert, Cornelia Gröschel
Music
Julian Maas, Christoph Kaiser
Cinematography
Jens Harant
Runtime
105 min
Country
Germany
Languages
Yiddish, German, English

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