On the big screen: Labyrinth of Lies

Starring: Alexander Fehling, Andre Szymanski and Friederike Becht.

Directed by: Giulio Ricciarelli.

Johan Radmann is a newly appointed public prosecutor in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1958.

Through a journalist, he learns that many Nazis returned to ordinary life with impunity after the war.

Inspired by the memory of his late idolised father, Radmann decides to make sure that justice is done.

The young idealist soon realises that many of the war criminals occupy powerful positions in society, and are prepared to go to great lengths to make sure that he does not succeed in his quest.

Labyrinth of Lies was Germany’s submission for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

German with English subtitles (2014).

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