Preview by Jon Donnis
Goebbels and the Führer, a hard-hitting historical drama, arrives in UK cinemas on 6 June.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Joachim A. Lang, the film offers an unflinching portrayal of one of history's darkest political alliances. It focuses on Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels during the final seven years of the Nazi regime.
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the film tracks the rise and collapse of Nazi Germany through the intense relationship between the Führer and his chief propagandist.
As Hitler drives Germany into war, Goebbels constructs a powerful narrative machine, crafting speeches, films and media that aim to justify genocide and boost nationalist fervour.
Yet as defeat becomes inevitable and internal fractures widen, the film explores the psychological unravelling of both men as they descend into paranoia and destruction.
Lang's direction does not soften the subject matter. Instead, the film forces the audience to confront the mechanisms of manipulation, fanaticism and power.
Rather than merely presenting historical events, it interrogates the emotional and ideological forces that fuelled the regime from within.
Praised by critics as "powerful" (The Guardian), "brutally effective" (Irish Times), and "a demanding piece of cinema" (Filmstarts), Goebbels and the Führer is not an easy watch.
It is, however, a necessary one. The film sheds light on how propaganda was weaponised to devastating effect (sound familiar for the past 5 years?), and what it reveals about the dangers of unchecked ideology.
Distributed by Dazzler Media, Goebbels and the Führer opens in UK cinemas from 6 June.
