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Truth & Treason

Truth & Treason

History · Drama · Thriller · 2025

When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.

Movie details

Truth & Treason

“His defiance will never be silenced.”

2025 History · Drama · Thriller 2h 1m

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8.0 / 10

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When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Matt Whitaker

Written by

Matt Whitaker · Ethan Vincent

Ewan Horrocks

Ewan Horrocks

Helmuth Hübener

Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans

Erwin Mussener

Ferdinand McKay

Ferdinand McKay

Karl-Heinz Schnibbe

Daf Thomas

Daf Thomas

Rudi Wobbe

N

Nye Occomore

Solomon Schwarz

Joanna Christie

Joanna Christie

Emma Hübener

Sean Mahon

Sean Mahon

Hugo Hübener

Court is in session

Put Truth & Treason on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.