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Curveball (2020)

Curveball poster
Original title
Curveball - Wir machen die Wahrheit
Directed by
Johannes Naber
Genre
comedy film, crime film, thriller film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of German intelligence officers get entangled in a web of political manipulation and misinformation as they search for evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Their work ends up helping to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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What happens

Curveball is a 2020 German political satire film drama directed by Johannes Naber. It is based on true events leading up to the Iraq War of 2003. The film premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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