Curveball

A dry, wry bureaucratic thriller where self-important men chase a convenient lie until it becomes deadly truth.

Directed by

Johannes Naber

Genres

Comedy, Drama, War

Starring

Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull

Tagline

A true story. Unfortunately.

Overview

Although he already has searched Iraq unsuccessfully for weapons of mass destruction as a member of a UN mission, German bio-weapons expert Arndt Wolf is still obsessed with the idea that Saddam Hussein is hiding something. Nobody around him is interested in this topic any more. This changes abruptly when an Iraqi asylum seeker claims to have been involved in the manufacture of chemical weapons. The German Federal Intelligence Service summons Dr. Wolf to ascertain the legitimacy of the claims made by the informant, who has been given the code name “Curveball”.

How it feels

Satirical, cynical, tense and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, deception, power, war

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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