Kristallnacht

Stefan Ruzowitzky

History Thriller

Overview

November 9th, 1938. Following the assassination of a German attaché in Paris, wrongfully labelled a Jewish terrorist attack by Nazi propaganda, Berlin spirals into chaos as the people violently descend on Jewish neighbourhoods and places of worship. With orders handed down to “let the people riot", Police Lieutenant Wilhelm Krützfeld must navigate a city on the eve of war and choose between upholding the system or taking a stand.