The Captain (2018)

2018 · 118 min · War, Drama, History

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of a Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

Directed by Robert Schwentke. Starring Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Alexander Fehling and Britta Hammelstein.

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