The Captain (2018)
Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.
- Robert Schwentke
- Candy Maldonado Agustin
- Christian Hoyer
- Simon Aschenbrenner
- Arianna Singhania
- Robert Schwentke
Rating: 7.2/10 by 432 users
Alternative Title:
The Captain - l'usurpateur - FR
Kapteeni - FI
Der Hauptmann - DE
The Captain - US
Country:
Germany
France
Poland
Language:
Deutsch
Runtime: 01 hour 58 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: prisoner, desertion, nazi officer, impersonator, black and white, army captain, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), 1940s
Far from being blockbuster slop that slides from mind an hour after it ends, Robert Schwentke’s first independent feature makes me want to seek out his earlier German films, like ‘Tattoo’ and ‘Eierdiebe’. ‘The Captain’ is a thoughtful, brutal and morbidly amusing study of the corrupting nature of power and the rise of evil. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-captain-horror-nihilism-and-dark-humour
