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Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler (2007)

Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler poster
Original title
Mein Führer - Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler
Directed by
Dani Levy
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy film, satirical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1944, Adolf Hitler is too depressed to deliver a New Year's speech. A Jewish acting coach is brought in to help him prepare.

absurdistsatiricaldarkly comicmelancholicslow-burnfar-fetcheddramaticwhimsical

What happens

My Führer – The Really Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler (German: Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler) is a 2007 German black comedy film directed by Dani Levy. The setting is World War II, around New Year's of 1944. The film tells the story of Adolf Hitler and his preparation for a big New Year's speech. Hitler is too depressed to speak with the tide of the war turning against Germany, so a Jewish acting coach is called in to tutor him. The premiere was held on 9 January 2007 in Essen. Wide German release followed on 11 January and Swiss and Austrian releases on 18 and 19 January, respectively. It was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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