Cinéma Goethe
(Der Hauptmann)
Director : Robert Schwentke, Germany/France/Poland, 2017, 119 min.
Cast : Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau
In German with French subtitles
FIPRESCI Prize, Vilnius International Film Festival 2018
Based on the unnerving true story of a young German army deserter, Willi Herold, who takes on the identity of a captain, gathering around him a group of unquestioning soldiers who embolden him in his sadism.
“Shot in crisp, cruel black and white, and punctuated with grotesque Hieronymus Bosch-style scenes of depravity, The Captain is a German WWII story which arguably has contemporary and universal resonance.” - Screen Daily
“Extraordinary, extremely well-crafted and laced with as much humour as foreboding intensity, The Captain was a genuine surprise.” - The Hollywood News
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