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Hannah Arendt
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72/100
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Lowest is Letterboxd on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the most agreed on films →The film focuses on the philosopher Hannah Arendt during the period she covered the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem for The New Yorker. Her observations lead her to coin the controversial concept of the "banality of evil." The publication of her articles ignites a fierce public backlash, and she must defend her ideas against a storm of criticism from both the public and her peers.
Details
- Director
- Margarethe von Trotta
- Writers
- Margarethe von Trotta, Pamela Katz
- Released
- 11 September 2012
- Country
- Germany, France, Luxembourg, Israel
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $717.2K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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| 26th European Film Awards 2013 | Best Actress | Barbara Sukowa | Nominee |
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