" The Captain" a new German WW2 film coming out.

Today I was listening to NPR, trying to escape network and cable "news" and heard about this film and it sounded extremely interesting. It is a German film not about fighting the Allies but set in early 1945. A German deserter finds a Captain's uniform and puts it on for its clothing valve. He is mistaken for a Captain and soldiers gather around him and he changes into what they expect of him and becomes increasingly brutal, even killing a deserter. The reviewer says it is extremely violent, warlike and shows the disintegration of the German Army in the late Winter of 45. The mayhem is German on German. I presume the true title to be "Der Kapitän" The review was well written by a true film critic and comes highly recommended though it is clear it is not about heroics and winning. Emphasis on not your usual WW2 film.
I was intrigued but have not looked it up, was about too.

Anyone aware of it?

Off to do research,

Gaines

 

Well, should have done my research first: THE CAPTAIN Movie Trailer: Max Hubacher Pretends to be a German Captain During WWII | FilmBook released in 12017!! Anyone seen it or care to report ?

The Captain Movie Review & Film Summary (2018) | Roger Ebert another review, Roger Ebert. Seems it was released in the US in 2018..

The Captain (2017 film) - Wikipedia

 

Should have done my research first. released in Germany in 2017, in the US 2018.

Reviews:

Der Hauptmann (2017) - IMDb

Film Review: ‘The Captain’

The Captain (2017 film) - Wikipedia

Movie, The Captain, German - Bing video

Sorry, almost double post!!! I will try to find a copy.

Gaines

 

Looks interesting.

 

I saw the trailer for it about 3 months ago, I also think it looks quite interesting, and I appreciate any WW2 films depicting the Axis side of things.