The People vs. Fritz Bauer
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2015-09-13
Runtime: 105 mins
Director: Lars Kraume
Spoken language: Deutsch, English,
Genres: History, Drama, Mystery
Original title: The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Production Companies: Zero One Film, Terz Film, ARTE, ARD
Production Countries: Germany
Cast
Burghart Klaußner
Ronald Zehrfeld
Sebastian Blomberg
Jörg Schüttauf
Lilith Stangenberg
Laura Tonke
Götz Schubert
Cornelia Gröschel
Robert Atzorn
Matthias Weidenhöfer
Rüdiger Klink
Paulus Manker
Michael Schenk
Tilo Werner
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