Documentary Style
TopicalForbidden Films
Forty Nazi propaganda films remain locked in a vault, banned for 70 years. Should they ever be released? A timely exploration of censorship, free speech, and propaganda's enduring power.
Year
2014
Type
film
Runtime
94 min
Language
German
Director
Felix Moeller
Genres
Summary
In an explosion-proof German vault, 40 Nazi propaganda films remain locked away, banned since World War II. Should they stay there?
Director Felix Moeller investigates this censorship debate through clips from forbidden films—anti-Semitic works like The Eternal Jew, euthanasia propaganda, hate films targeting Allied nations. Interviews with film historians, Holocaust survivors, former Neo-Nazis, and filmmakers' relatives reveal complex perspectives. Audience reactions at permitted screenings show most find the films laughable today, but accomplished propaganda still manipulates. The film presents both sides without answers.
A scholarly exploration of censorship, propaganda's power, and where democracies draw the line on dangerous ideas.