Diplomacy (2014)

Original title

Diplomatie

Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

10

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 232 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Swedish diplomat tries to persuade a German general not to destroy Paris as World War II is ending. The film is set in a single night of negotiations.

tensehistoricaltalk-heavysuspensefulmoodystagedurgentslow-burnfocused

What happens

Diplomacy (German and French: Diplomatie) is a 2014 Franco-German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and adapted from the play Diplomatie by Cyril Gély, which premiered in 2011. Set in Paris in 1944, the film offers an imagined account of the efforts by the Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling to avert the destruction of the city by the German general Dietrich von Choltitz. The film premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2014. It was also screened at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2014. It won the César Award for Best Adaptation at the 40th César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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