Der Hauptmann
Robert Schwentke
The last days of the Third Reich. Anarchy prevails and summary executions abound. Nineteen-year-old German deserter Willi Herold somehow escapes the clutches of his pursuers and finds the uniform of a Luftwaffe captain. Now wearing the guise of “Captain Herold” he recruits other soldiers on an imaginary mission as if he were acting on the wishes of the Führer himself.
DER HAUPTMANN (The Captain) is based on the true story of the German soldier Willi Herold who, at the age of 19, became an impostor and a despot after stumbling across the uniform of a Nazi officer in April 1945.
Flagey, Cinematek, Film Fest Gent