
Labyrinth of Lies(2014)
A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.


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.

Burghart Klaußner
Fritz Bauer

Ronald Zehrfeld
Karl Angermann

Sebastian Blomberg
Ulrich Kreidler

Jörg Schüttauf
Paul Gebhardt

Lilith Stangenberg
Victoria

Laura Tonke
Ms. Schütt

Götz Schubert
Georg-August Zinn

Cornelia Gröschel
Charlotte Angermann

Robert Atzorn
Charlottes Father

Matthias Weidenhöfer
Zvi Aharoni
The People vs. Fritz Bauer is a history, drama, mystery film released in 2015 exploring themes of nazi, biography, based on true story, war criminal. Directed by Lars Kraume, it stars Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Blomberg. 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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