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The Case of Bruno Lüdke

The Case of Bruno Lüdke

2021 · 52 min · ★ 6.1 · Documentary, History, TV Movie

The incredible story of Bruno Lüdke (1908-44), the alleged worst mass murderer in German criminal history; or actually, a story of forged files and fake news that takes place during the darkest years of the Third Reich, when the principles of criminal justice, subjected to the yoke of a totalitarian system that is beginning to collapse, mean absolutely nothing.

Directed by Jens Becker · Written by Dominik Wessely

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