Labyrinth of Lies

Labyrinth of Lies

Directed by Giulio Ricciarelli

Produced by Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion, Naked Eye Filmproduction

2014122 min7.2 / 10

A methodical, morally urgent investigation into institutional complicity and historical denial in postwar Germany, driven by intellectual rigor and moral conviction.

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

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  • Is Labyrinth of Lies easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Labyrinth of Lies sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Labyrinth of Lies scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Labyrinth of Lies violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Labyrinth of Lies end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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