Goebbels

In 1938, Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels is at the height of his power and the popularity of Hitler's policies reaches unprecedented heights. The dictator is now taking decisive steps towards certain war. Goebbels becomes the main initiator of the anti-Jewish pogrom and produces the first anti-Semitic propaganda films The Jew Süß and The Eternal Jew. The film is the story of the greatest manipulator of all time, a man who was able to mobilize the masses and shape public opinion to justify the brutal acts of World War II and the genocide of millions of people. How easily can the media be misused to spread misinformation and control the masses, and what can be learned from this for future generations and today's society? A word from the director: Approximately 80 years ago, the greatest crimes in human history took place: the Holocaust and World War II. 60 million people perished during it, including six million murdered Jews. The manipulative strategy of the perpetrators of these crimes today serves as a model for populists who trample human rights and democracy around the world. The reminder of these archetypes of populism – Hitler, Goebbels and Nazi leaders – provides a cautionary tale of what can happen and how quickly civil society can descend into barbarism in which humanity and all moral principles are suppressed. For me, the key quote from Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi, with which our film opens and ends: "It happened, and therefore it can happen again."