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In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he's escaping from.
Jul 27, 2018 | Theatrical Limited (47 locations)
Other Key Dates
Sep 24, 2019 (Beijing premiere (China))
Dec 10, 2019 (International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Macao SAR China))
Jun 28, 2020 (internet Udine Far East Film Festival (Italy))
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Country of Origin: Germany
During the final weeks of the Third Reich, an army deserter stumbles across an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit which he stole only to stay warm, he discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whosoever that happens to be. — Music Box Films As the second works East draws to a close, a mass desertions and disorder follows. Willi Herold’s one such deserter, who’s on the run when he comes across the uniform of a Luftwaffe captain. Impersonating a captain he gathers together a r eclectic group who assume the role of an anti-deserter/looter task force. Things come to a head when he’s given responsibility for a camp where deserters, looters etc are detained, with dire consequences. — grantss Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich in 1945. 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.