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Original title: Elser: Er hätte die Welt verändert (Georg Elser)
Year: 2015
Running time: 110 min.
Country: Germany
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Screenwriter: Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Fred Breinersdorfer
Music: David Holmes
Cinematography: Judith Kaufmann
Cast: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow, Felix Eitner, David Zimmerschied, Rüdiger Klink, Simon Licht, Cornelia Köndgen, Martin Maria Abram
Producer: Lucky Bird Pictures, Delphi Medien, Philipp Filmproduction
Genre: Drama | Biography. 1930s. Nazism. II World War
Synopsis: The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

Awards: 2015: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

2015: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Christian Friedel)

2015: Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci: Official Selection

2014: German Film Awards: 7 Nominations, including Best Actor (Friedel)

Critics' reviews

"An elegant, expensive-looking, respectful history lesson (...) a more successful film than nearest available comparison point 'Valkyrie'"

Jessica Kiang: IndieWire
"The movie is well acted and mostly absorbing, but it spells out everything so painstakingly that there's zero room for subtext"

David Rooney: The Hollywood Reporter
"The absence of subtlety combined with predictable dollops of sentimentalism once again trivialize events in the name of making them understandable"

Jay Weissberg: Variety
"What the picture sorely needs is the panache of Soldier of Orange or Black Book (...) There is a compelling tale running through 13 Minutes, but Hirschbiegel doesn’t seem in any hurry to locate it (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"

Ryan Gilbey: The Guardian
"The film boasts handsome production values and is as intricately put together as the device Elser so painstakingly assembles."

Geoffrey Macnab: The Independent
"The earlier village section is mildly interesting (...) But the later, post-arrest scenes are oddly repetitive and unilluminating (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Dave Calhoun: Time Out
"Intermittently compelling (...) The film certainly does mark a welcome return to form for Oliver Hirschbiegel (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Leigh Paatsch: Herald Sun
"Hirschbiegel’s film captures the period well but we are left asking the wrong questions (...) The end result is brisk, brutal and grimly entertaining. But it doesn’t feel quite finished (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Donald Clarke: Irish Times

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