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Sep 9, 2021 · Operation Curveball: Directed by Johannes Naber. With Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull, Thorsten Merten. The grotesque, at times even surreal, true story of how the Iraq war was started based on nothing but fake intelligence and the involvement of the German government and the German secret service.
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- Comedy, Crime, History
- Johannes Naber
- 2021-09-09
Mar 17, 2000 · Wilfred von Oven, an aide to Joseph Goebbels during World War II and a modern-day proponent of his ideology, evokes a dark past that Argentina, his adopted home, is now coming to grips with.
Curveball is a 2020 German political satire film drama directed by Johannes Naber. It is based on true events leading up to the Iraq War of 2003. The film premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
Apr 1, 2020 · German director Johannes Naber delivers an exaggerated and seldom funny satire of the bungled intelligence reports used to justify the 2003 bombing of Iraq.
Feb 28, 2020 · Premiering in the Berlinale Special section of the 70 th Berlinale, director Johannes Naber’s often outrageous delivery occasionally relies on artistic licence, while some of the most surreal sequences are very much based on real fake news.
- Jan Lumholdt
Director Johannes Naber and screenwriter Oliver Keidel have researched precisely and tell their story as a black comedy with witty dialogues and some bizarre moments. Sebastian Blomberg and Thorsten Merten shine as "Wolf" and "Schatz" in the leading roles.
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“MAKE EVERY FILM. AS IF IT WERE. YOUR LAST” DIRECTOR’S PORTRAIT. A PORTRAIT OF DIRECTOR JOHANNES NABER. photo © Mark de Longueville. Johannes Naber has a recipe for success: he is a person who thinks politically, and a director with something to say. He formulates a theory, poses intelligent questions, and opens up people’s eyes.
