Labyrinth of Lies

R

Released Sep 30, 2015

2 hr. 2 min.

History

Drama

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82%

82 Reviews

Tomatometer

78%

1,000+ Ratings

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Upon learning that many former Nazis returned to their pre-war lives with no penalty, an ambitious German prosecutor (Alexander Fehling) vows to bring them to justice.

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Critics Consensus

Labyrinth of Lies artfully blends fact with well-intentioned fiction to offer a thought-provoking look at how the lessons of history can be easily lost or forgotten.

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Georgan G

This German film shows how Nazis continued their normal lives after WWII. Worse, it demonstrates that antisemitism also remained. The real hero of this historical event is not the young prosecutor show in the film, but Fritz Bauer, his boss.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/23

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Audience Member

This foreign crime drama was really good. Alexander Fehling and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job in this movie. This true story about a German prosecutor determined to bring all Nazi officers to justice for their heinous crimes against the Jews was dramatic, inspiring, and heroic. It's about doing whatever it takes to do what is right for others that need closure and that justice is upheld to convict the evil that was done. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's a must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Serge L

Except for the romantic sub plot, the film sticks with the true story of the trials of the former nazis. Good reenactment and we are still stunned about this war repercussions.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/21

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Audience Member

Solid, straightforward story of a German public prosecutor spearheading a movement to go after his own countrymen for crimes committed at Auschwitz. It’s sufficiently successful at bringing you into the late 50s in Germany, before the country had acknowledged the Holocaust, and when every almost adult alive probably had something in their past they were ashamed of. It does a good job of asking what anyone would have done if they had grown up in Nazi Germany and of showing why the pursuit of war criminals is about more than punishment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/20

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Audience Member

Some of the writing and execution are strictly by-the-book and therefore lack some quality, but the sheer significance of the central story is conveyed in an engaging manner and never loses direction or momentum.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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william k

Well-intentioned historical drama marks an important moment in the development of post-WWII Germany, well-made, but not really provocative or controversial.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Giulio Ricciarelli

Director

Alexander Fehling

Johann Radmann

André Szymanski

Thomas Gnielka

Friederike Becht

Marlene Wondrak

Johannes Krisch

Simon Kirsch

Hansi Jochmann

Sekretarin Schmittchen

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a classic tale, told by director Giulio Ricciarelli with a fine eye for period detail and a welcome air of restraint.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 7, 2016

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Fehling does a fine job as Radmann, who also carries a heavy weight, as a cypher for all the Germans who did not want to know what their fathers did in the war.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 30, 2016

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David Stratton

The Australian

Such a subject deserves a more rigorous treatment.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2016

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Being based on a true story, this respectful and studious re-creation of what became a landmark case in the German courts rarely puts a foot wrong.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Labyrinth of Lies successfully dramatizes the events leading up to hearings that helped illuminate the truth...

Aug 13, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

A compelling and riveting piece of filmmaking, the intelligence with which this little known factual chapter of history - and German history - is brought to life, indelibly sears the conscience and the heart.

Nov 29, 2019

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Synopsis

Upon learning that many former Nazis returned to their pre-war lives with no penalty, an ambitious German prosecutor (Alexander Fehling) vows to bring them to justice.

Director: Giulio Ricciarelli
Screenwriter: Giulio Ricciarelli, Elisabeth Bartel
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Claussen & Woebke & Putz Filmproduktion, Naked Eye Filmproduction
Rating: R (A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $794.1K

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