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Munich: The Edge of War (2021)

Munich: The Edge of War poster
Original title
Munich - The Edge of War
Directed by
Christian Schwochow
Genre
drama, history
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 667 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1938, two former Oxford friends find themselves on opposite sides of a political crisis. One is a British diplomat, the other a German official, and they try to prevent World War II during the Munich negotiations.

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What happens

Munich – The Edge of War is a 2021 period spy thriller film directed by Christian Schwochow, from a screenplay by Ben Power. It is based upon the 2017 novel Munich by Robert Harris. The film stars George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner and Jeremy Irons. Munich – The Edge of War had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 13 October 2021, and was released in a limited number of cinemas on 14 January 2022, before its streaming release on 21 January 2022, by Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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