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The Reichstag Fire

2023 · 90 min

A sober, gripping historical documentary that reconstructs a pivotal night and its chilling aftermath with urgency and moral weight.

Overview: Berlin, February 27, 1933. The Reichstag is in flames. A young Dutch unemployed man, Marinus van der Lubbe, was found alone in the building. For Hitler, it was a plot by the "Reds". One hundred thousand communists and sympathizers were arrested during the night and in the days that followed and locked up in the first Nazi concentration camps. In March, the Chancellor obtained full powers. On September 21, the trial opened in Leipzig, broadcast on the radio. For the Nazis and the Communists alike, van der Lubbe was the perfect scapegoat. On December 23, 1933, he was sentenced to death, while his four co-defendants were acquitted.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, justice, politics
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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