Taking Sides
2001 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 6.2 · 66% critics
In ruined postwar Berlin, Allied authorities launch a de-Nazification investigation into a celebrated German conductor whose wartime choices have become a public test of guilt, responsibility, and culture. An American major, ordered to build a ruthless case, digs into unfamiliar artistic circles as tense interrogations pit moral certainty against uneasy ambiguity.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2002-03-07
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (48 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, talk-driven moral showdown about art and accountability after war, with classical music at its core; Not for you if you dislike confrontational debates or slow-burn drama like The Eddy.
Pros: gripping interrogation scenes; strong performances; thought-provoking moral debate | Cons: heavy on dialogue; uneven balance of arguments; abrupt wrap-up
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Harvey Keitel
as Steve Arnold
Stellan Skarsgård
as Wilhelm Furtwängler
Moritz Bleibtreu
as David Wills
R. Lee Ermey
as General Wallace
Birgit Minichmayr
as Emmi Straube
Ulrich Tukur
as Helmut Rode
Oleg Tabakov
as Colonel Dymshitz
Hanns Zischler
as Rudolf Werner
Armin Rohde
as Schlee
Daniel White
as Sergeant Adams
Directed by István Szabó