In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Acting
Noah Taylor's Hitler: pathetic, dangerous, weirdly magnetic
Writing
The art critique scenes crackle with ideological tension
Production
Gorgeous Munich sets that feel like a coffin being built
Director
Menno Meyjes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Menno Meyjes spent 15 years trying to get this made; every studio passed until Cusack agreed to produce and star.
The film sparked protests at its 2002 release, with some critics calling it 'Hitler's rehabilitation tour'—a debate that arguably misses its point about complicity.
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