a perfect adaptation of the end of the WW2

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2005)

I read the book from Traudl Junge ("Bis zur letzten Stunde") by coincidence a couple of week before the movie was released and from my point of view, this was a perfect adaptation.
Hitler, the German 2nd world war is such a complex, but so interesting topic and such a movie had to be made and the makers of The downfall has understood it better than anyone.
What I like most in this movie is that it avoids the black and white approach and do not force the viewer to see the movie from a particular side.
Nevertheless, I think a good historical know-how is a must, else it could be hard to follow (And that could be the reason why it didn't get the Oscar).