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Truth & Treason movie about a boy who defied the Nazis in Nazi Germany sold out in my Republican town.
I’ve never seen a movie sold out before - usually there are maybe 8 people in the theater even in the first day of a “big movie” release. I live in a very Republican area (Naples, Fl) that is pretty affluent so something is up. I don’t know if a group got together to see it or what.
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Here's what I found on IMDB:
Trailer https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2893793305
Review:
Truth & Treason
by Mike McGranaghan
Truth & Treason is one of those movies where all the German characters distractingly have British accents. I’m just going to toss that out there right away because it’s the only real negative thing I have to say about this otherwise stunning historical drama. Director Matt Whitaker tells the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a German teen whose courage we should all take a cue from right about now.
Helmuth (Ewan Horrocks) is only 16 years old but already recognizes how scary Adolf Hitler’s influence is. Many adults around him either support Hitler or acquiesce to the Nazi regime. When his pastor says “Heil Hitler” from the pulpit and puts a sign on the church door forbidding Jews from entering, Helmuth decides he’s had enough. The teen uses his writing skills to anonymously pen anti-war leaflets that speak out against the propaganda that’s increasingly pervading his country, then recruits two friends – Rudi Wobbe (Daf Thomas) and Karl-Heinz Schnibbe (Ferdinand McKay) - to help spread them around Hamburg. They stick them in mailboxes, on public bulletin boards, and on car windshields. A police investigator, Erwin Mussener (Rupert Evans), is determined to find out who’s responsible.
The film adeptly conveys Helmuth’s sense of optimism. At first, his friends think there’s no possibility his plan will work. Then they come around to his way of thinking, which is that if people can get accurate information, they’ll have no option but to open their eyes. To that end, he relies on “seditious” foreign radio news broadcasts as the basis for his leaflets. He’s a front-line warrior against fake news. That faith-fueled dedication to truth in the face of endless misinformation is inspiring.
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by Mike McGranaghan
Truth & Treason is one of those movies where all the German characters distractingly have British accents. I’m just going to toss that out there right away because it’s the only real negative thing I have to say about this otherwise stunning historical drama. Director Matt Whitaker tells the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a German teen whose courage we should all take a cue from right about now.
Helmuth (Ewan Horrocks) is only 16 years old but already recognizes how scary Adolf Hitler’s influence is. Many adults around him either support Hitler or acquiesce to the Nazi regime. When his pastor says “Heil Hitler” from the pulpit and puts a sign on the church door forbidding Jews from entering, Helmuth decides he’s had enough. The teen uses his writing skills to anonymously pen anti-war leaflets that speak out against the propaganda that’s increasingly pervading his country, then recruits two friends – Rudi Wobbe (Daf Thomas) and Karl-Heinz Schnibbe (Ferdinand McKay) - to help spread them around Hamburg. They stick them in mailboxes, on public bulletin boards, and on car windshields. A police investigator, Erwin Mussener (Rupert Evans), is determined to find out who’s responsible.
The film adeptly conveys Helmuth’s sense of optimism. At first, his friends think there’s no possibility his plan will work. Then they come around to his way of thinking, which is that if people can get accurate information, they’ll have no option but to open their eyes. To that end, he relies on “seditious” foreign radio news broadcasts as the basis for his leaflets. He’s a front-line warrior against fake news. That faith-fueled dedication to truth in the face of endless misinformation is inspiring.
