The Captain

2017
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Title: The Captain

Original Title: Der Hauptmann

Year: 2017

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: September 21 2018
  • United States: July 27 2018

Plot

This docu-drama style film follows the footsteps of a 19-year-old ragged and hungry soldier named Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), a deserter from the German army. These are the last moments of World War II and the fall of the Third Reich is taking place. To stay warm, the young man steals an abandoned Nazi captain uniform but he's surprised to see that his new suit helps him to become an officer and gather a group of deserters like him that are ready to follow a leader, whoever he is.

This alliance will start assassinations and looting as it passes through Nazi Germany, discovering a series of atrocities that serve as a reminder of the consequences of unlimited political power and social conformity.

Cast

Director:

Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke

Videos

'The Captain' Trailer 1:46

'The Captain' Trailer

June 13 2018

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Trivia

Awarded in San Sebastian

The film got great reviews in San Sebastian Film Festival 2017, where it won the Best Cinematography Award for Florian Ballhaus.

World Premiere in Toronto

It was screened for the first time in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Director Coming Back to Home

After directing a couple of films in his born natural Germany, Robert Schwentke decided to try in Hollywood. There, he directed, with different fortune, films like '[FLIGHTPLAN]', '[RED]' or the second and third parts of '[THE DIVERGENT SERIES]'. Tired of Hollywood and with the intention of spending mire time with his family, he decided to come back to Germany, where he has mad his best valued film to this date.

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