Labyrinth of Lies
Upon learning that many former Nazis returned to their pre-war lives with no penalty due to the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up their crimes during World War II, an ambitious German prosecutor vows to bring them to justice.
19 February 1953, Berlin, Germany
7 March 1963, Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
10 October 1941, Shanghai, China
12 July 1986, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
11 February 1972, Stuttgart, Germany
14 October 1986, Bad Bergzabern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
26 September 1972, Munich, Germany
1957
October 05, 2016
This post-Holocaust drama, while admittedly quite engrossing to watch, can't avoid coming across as overly streamlined to offer easy catharsis for a mainstream audience.
June 24, 2016
Fehling, whose face is familiar from Inglourious Basterds and Homeland, has the matinee idol looks to carry a heroic role. But there are several scenes and plot developments that have a schematic, template-like feel to them.
October 22, 2015
The movie reveals so many secrets and twists that it threatens to dilute its message. When a visit to Auschwitz becomes little more than an appreciation of a pretty meadow, the script flirts with banality.
May 30, 2016
A powerful film about guilt and the redemption of the German people after World War II. [Full review in Spanish]
October 15, 2015
Big, sturdy, righteous and romantic.
October 30, 2015
What should have been a fairly direct look at a culture hiding from itself becomes an overdone, angst-everywhere exercise.
October 09, 2015
The movie is a strong account of a lesser-known episode of post-Holocaust history raised above its obvious cinematic formula by Fehling's anchoring performance and the film's wise approach to the survivors' horrific testimony.
October 22, 2015
Formulaic and uninspired ...
September 30, 2016
An eye-opening story about the importance of seeking the truth.
November 05, 2015
An emotionally affecting and illuminating piece that is beautiful as well as edifying.
June 23, 2016
Director Giulio Ricciarelli likes to mix things up, adding thriller-like pace and romance to jolly us along. It's such heavy stuff that you thank him for it.

