[scouse mac]

Der Untergang (Downfall)


Charting the final days of Hitler in his Berlin bunker, this film absolutely blew me away. Told primarily from the viewpoint of his personal secretay, Traudl Junge, it shows a human side of the inner circle of Nazi Germany as the Soviet army closes in on Berlin.
Bruno Ganz gives an immensely powerful performance as Hitler, displaying moments of almost insane delusions, still believing that a counter attack with troops that dont exist will break Soviet lines, to fatherly compassion to the women in his life and a sincere hope for their well being. The supporting cast is excellent playing Hitlers advisors and friends, including important nazis like Himmler & Goebbels, and the well paced story will have you gripped from the start.
This really is a must see.