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Critic Kim Skotte
rated 7

...viser endnu en gang, at kombinationen af godt tysk filmhåndværk og et opgør med en betændt fortid udgør en stærk kombination.

Read full review at Politiken
Critic Katrine Sommer Boysen
rated 5

...en på mange måder en interessant film om undertrykkelse, ytringsfrihed og kunstens vilkår...

Read full review at Jyllands-Posten
Michael Thomsen
rated 8

God tysk film, vist nok lidt løst baseret på maleren Emil Nolde's liv.

2 years ago
Critic Bo Tao Michaëlis
rated 8

...en fremragede film, som gør tysk fortid nutidig ved at gøre historien levende.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Ulrich Noethen
As Jens Ole Jepsen
Tobias Moretti
As Max Ludwig Nansen
Sonja Richter
As Gudrun Jepsen
Michael Wittenborn
As Pastor Treblin
Sebastian Rudolph
As Gallery owner
Louis Hofmann
As Klaas Jepsen

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In a small German village, a young man named Siggi grapples with the weight of his father's legacy and the moral dilemmas of his time. As he struggles to write an essay about the joys of duty, he recalls his father's role in enforcing the Nazi regime's oppressive laws and his own decision to rebel against that authority. Against the backdrop of the post-war period, Siggi's story raises questions about individual conscience, morality, and the complexities of duty.

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The German Lesson was released in theaters on November 6, 2020.