Labyrinth of Lies

Giulio Ricciarelli
2014
2h 4m
Germany

When governments and a variety of institutions tried to conceal Nazi crimes, it was much more than a mere conspiracy. An immersive, significant historical drama about the importance of truth, told in an era dominated by fake news.

Synopsis

Germany, 1958. Nobody knows what happened in Auschwitz and nobody asks. A young lawyer discovers that his neighbors used to be Nazis and executioners at the concentration camps. Former members of the SS are teachers, bakers and civil servants. They live among unsuspecting people, who think that stories about tortures and the extermination of the Jews in the concentration camps are urban legends or propaganda by the allied forces.

Details

Director

Giulio Ricciarelli

Cast

Alexander Fehling, André Szymanski, Friederike Becht, Johannes Krisch, Johann von Bülow

Genre

Period Piece, Politics, Thriller

Also known as

Im Labyrinth des Schweigens | Ο Λαβύρινθος της Σιωπής

Festival screenings

Athens IFF

Language

German, English, Hebrew

Subtitles

Greek

Age rating

12+

Official Selection

Athens International Film Festival

2015

Audience Award Best Film

Athens International Film Festival

2015

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