The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)

  • 12
  • 10/09/2015 (AT)
  • History, Drama, Mystery
  • 1h 45m

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.

Lars Kraume

Director, Screenplay

Olivier Guez

Screenplay

Cast

Burghart Klaußner's headshot

Burghart Klaußner

Fritz Bauer
Ronald Zehrfeld's headshot

Ronald Zehrfeld

Karl Angermann
Sebastian Blomberg's headshot

Sebastian Blomberg

Ulrich Kreidler
Jörg Schüttauf's headshot

Jörg Schüttauf

Paul Gebhardt
Lilith Stangenberg's headshot

Lilith Stangenberg

Victoria
Laura Tonke's headshot

Laura Tonke

Ms. Schütt
Götz Schubert's headshot

Götz Schubert

Georg-August Zinn
Cornelia Gröschel's headshot

Cornelia Gröschel

Charlotte Angermann

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