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Synopsis
Nuremberg, 1946: In Courtroom 600 of the Palace of Justice, Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi war criminals stand trial. Among the journalists covering the proceedings is Ernst Michel, a 22-year-old Holocaust survivor. Driven by a desire for justice, he struggles with both himself and his reporting: his heart demands accountability, while his mind insists on objectivity.
During the trial, he meets Seweryna Szmaglewska, a Polish Auschwitz survivor who is scheduled to testify as a witness. As both grapple with their traumatic memories, Göring’s defense attorney makes Ernst Michel a disturbing offer: a personal meeting with the chief defendant.
Torn between a sense of duty, moral doubts, and haunting nightmares, Ernst Michel does not make his decision until the very last moment.
Director
Carsten Gutschmidt is a German film director and writer known for his early involvement in international feature films and his subsequent focus on documentary productions exploring historical and cultural subjects. Born in 1975 in Aschersleben, Germany, he entered the film industry in the late 1990s, working as an apprentice lighting technician on the critically acclaimed and internationally successful film Run Lola Run (1998).
His career has primarily focused on directing and writing documentaries and television productions, including the historical documentary Hostages of the SS (2015) and contributions to the long-running German public television series Terra X, which explores scientific, historical, and cultural topics. Gutschmidt has also directed music videos, including Don’t Close Your Eyes for the group 4 United (2004), as well as episodes and specials addressing contemporary and historical issues, such as Geschlechterkonflikt – Frauenbilder der Geschichte (2020).
Through his diverse body of work spanning feature-film production, documentaries, and television, Gutschmidt has established himself as a notable contributor to German audiovisual media, particularly in the fields of educational and historical programming.
