Movie
Murer: Anatomy of a Trial
2018 · 138 min
A slow, sober courtroom reckoning that weighs heavily, asking patience as testimony and procedure grind against a system reluctant to confront the past.
- Directed by
- Christian Frosch
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Karl Fischer, Alexander E. Fennon, Karl Markovics
- Overview
- Franz Murer, the Butcher of Vilnius, a former Austrian SS officer, established, organized, and ruled the Vilnius ghetto in Lithuania during the World War II. Different survivors of the Shoah testify when he is judged in 1963, hoping to do justice, but, although the evidence is overwhelming, the desire to close this obscure chapter of history seems to surpass the desire for justice.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Justice, memory, guilt, war
- 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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- Directed by
- Christian Frosch
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Karl Fischer, Alexander E. Fennon, Karl Markovics
