Is Special Section easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Special Section end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Section sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Section scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Section violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Special Section

Name: Special Section
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1975
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Louis Seigner, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Piéplu, Pierre Dux, Heinz Bennent

Directed by Costa-Gavras

Produced by Janus Film und Fernsehen, KG Productions

1975110 min7.1 / 10

A bleak, intellectually rigorous examination of institutional complicity and moral compromise under totalitarian pressure, centered on a rigged trial of innocent men.

In Nazi-occupied France, a German officer is assassinated. The Germans demand justice, and the Vichy government is quick to capitulate. Unable to apprehend the actual culprits, Minister of Justice Joseph Barthélémy decides the execution of token Frenchmen will suffice, but the problem is finding judges and jurors eager to participate in a sham trial of innocent men. The solution is a Special Section, a court comprised of individuals handpicked for this exact purpose.

Clusters

Movies About Institutional Injustice Detective And Interrogation Movies Nazi Germany And Resistance Historical War Movies Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Drama History Thriller

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Politics World War Ii Judgment Courtroom Nazism

Questions people ask

Is Special Section easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Special Section end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Special Section sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Special Section scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Special Section violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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