Excellent and timely

Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2006)

The movie has both liberal and conservative commentaries. That should give those who see the movie much room to think. Plus, the movie goes far to accuse those who knew and did nothing. It reminded me of the excellent book Hitler's "Willing Executioners". That book proved that many knew, few acted, and most did nothing. Who is to blame, maybe everyone maybe no one, you decide.
Historically, the movie is accurate in that the prisoner's actions and attitudes were similar to the defenses used by many of the accused. The movie also tries to show the historical place within which the later trials were held. This should be an excellent movie to open up discussions of post-war Germany.
The movie is a good example of the lost art of word play and powerful understatement. The movie has very good acting.