The filming is quite satisfactory, there are no obvious shortcomings in the script, actors, photography, and music, and the theme is profoundly derived from the original work. I didn't feel bored in the whole process, because it was not a real suspense film, but a bland and almost real German-style film. The first half of the idle pen depicts the male protagonist's life in Ukiyo-e, and the second half of the case is closed, which seems to be irrelevant and has deep meaning, because the legislation and law enforcement of events in World War II are closely related to society. Invited a popular male star as the protagonist lawyer, and put on the shell of a suspense film, which attracted more people to understand this history, so it had six weeks of box office champion in Germany at that time. Regarding the bland trial, Germany does not have a system that allows lawyers from both sides to argue directly in court like the common law system. In this film, the opposing lawyers are used as witnesses, and they also question whether the legislation is correct or not, which has gone beyond the scope of ordinary court debates for the sake of drama.
Someone asked if it was based on real events, and the author of the novel said in interviews that there are no identical real events. I once saw a small monument about the massacre of civilians in World War II in the North Italian Mountains. The incident similar to this case learned in the newspapers was a war crime committed by the German army in Santa Ana, Italy. In my impression, many similar war crimes were sentenced in absentia in Italian courts, but the culprits were not brought to justice. This is also related to the Dreyer Act.
It takes time to understand the evolution of German legislation and law enforcement, and I have not read the original. There will be time to update later.
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