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7. Pride (1998)
A change of perspective on ‘The Tokyo Trial’, this film tells the story of Japanese Prime Minister, Hideki Tojo, who faced trial at the hand of the Allied powers. While it generated a lot of controversy outside Japan, in the country, the film received acclaim. In a war, neither the victor nor the loser comes out with clean hands. ‘Pride’ tries to prove this point by turning attention towards the horrendous things (like the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) done in the name of war.
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6. After the Truth (1999)
Peter Rohm is a successful lawyer who lives a happy life in Germany, with his wife Rebekka. Things take a dark turn for him when he receives a package that frightens him out of his wits. Soon after, he is kidnapped and finds himself in Argentina. A man named Josef Mengele is introduced to him. Mengele is a notorious Nazi who is held responsible for the death of over 300,000 people. Rohm is forced to defend him.
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5. Nuremberg Trials (1947)
To get a bitter taste of the things that people went through during the Holocaust, this Soviet-made documentary is what you should watch. It depicts, in detail, the crimes committed by the Nazis during the Second World War, how it reflected on the world and what justice was exacted on those criminals. Alongside, it provides a commentary on ‘what could have been’ had the Nazis not been stopped.
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4. The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
The second film in a series, ‘The Man in the Glass Booth’ is another one that puts a Nazi war-criminal to trial. Arthur Goldman survived the death camps and is now living a life of luxury in Manhattan. One day, he is kidnapped by the men from the Israeli secret service and is put on trial for the things he did at the camps. As his crimes come to light, one by one, it is not just him who revisits the horrors of the war.
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3. The Incident (1990)
During World War II, a doctor is murdered at a military base camp and the blame is put on a Nazi prisoner of war. When no one comes to his aid, Harmon Cobb, who also happened to be the victim’s best friend, is levied with the task of defending the Nazi in order to deliver a fair trial. As Cobb struggles through his grief, he begins to understand the true nature of the man he is supposed to defend.
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2. None Shall Escape (1944)
Wilhelm Grimm is a Nazi who faces a trial for the crimes he committed in the Second World War. The film recounts his story starting from the end of the First World War, showing the impact the defeat of Germany had on Wilhelm. It provides a broader spectrum to scrutinize the nature of a Nazi, what things shaped him and how he ended up killing people in a concentration camp.
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1. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
This film is another on the list that depicts the trials at Nuremberg, but from the point of view of the judge who was the head of the tribunal. A handful of things can be classified as pure white or pure black, and war is not one of those things. The judge finds himself face to face with an understanding he never thought he’d have, and a realization that makes him question the different shades of human nature.
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