Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012 · 113 min · DE · NR · 7.0 (250 votes)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta · Starring Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Nicholas Woodeson, Ulrich Noethen · Music André Mergenthaler

Her ideas changed the world

Drama

HANNAH ARENDT is a portrait of the genius that shook the world with her discovery of “the banality of evil.” After she attends the Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, Arendt dares to write about the Holocaust in terms no one has ever heard before. Her work instantly provokes a furious scandal, and Arendt stands strong as she is attacked by friends and foes alike. But as the German-Jewish émigré also struggles to suppress her own painful associations with the past, the film exposes her beguiling blend of arrogance and vulnerability — revealing a soul defined and derailed by exile.

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A deeply intellectual and somber exploration of a philosopher's controversial ideas. It feels like a challenging, thought-provoking debate unfolding on screen, demanding your full attention to grapple with profound questions about humanity and history.

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