Dir: Volker Schlöndorff | France, Germany | 2014 | 88 mins | Cert: Club | Language: French, German
Starring: Andre Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaussner, Robert Stadlober, Charlie Nelson, Jean Marc Roulot, Stefan Wilkening, Thomas Arnold, Lucas Prisor, Attila Borlan, Marie Dompnier
Towards the end of World War II, General Dietrick von Choltitz, the governor of Nazi-occupied Paris, receives an order to destroy the city if the Nazis lose it to Allied forces. With explosives strapped to bridges and landmarks, the General is prepared to carry out this atrocity when Swedish Consul General Raoul Nordling appears in his office and pleads with him to abandon the plan. Adapted from the stage and directed by legendary German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum), Diplomacy is deeply connected with its moment in history, yet resounds with timeliness in its study of ideologies and the necessary search for common ground. - Hamptons International Film Festival 2014
“Passionate, engaging and emotional” Variety