Mon Führer - La vraie véritable histoire d'Adolphe Hitler

I was surprised to see a satirical comedy about the Nazis. I was even more surprised to see it was from Germany. You'll get a few laughs. It's unique but average.

It's a bit odd, a bit quirky and amusing rather than funny but it's worth a watch.

Imagine this as a big piece of cake top with comedy and end with drama.

Surprisingly, a lot of controversy has started around it in Germany. Many Jewish NGOs and notable persons like Marcel Reich-Ranicki criticize this movie, saying that making a Hitler-Satire offends the memory of all those lives murdered in WWII. They say, this movie ridicules Hitler's evil and therefore makes him human (Err, what else was he? Elephant?) PC-drivel. I couldn't care less.

The problem with this comedy is, it is not funny. Levy was obviously concerned about exactly these reactions and therefore included a morality play about Gruenbaum's attitude and difficulties. This in itself is a bad idea, but it sinks this wreck of a movie even faster by being overemphasized with no end.

To make a biting satire about Hitler, you have to go all the way like "To be or not to Be" did. If you're not the man to do it, don't try.

Awful, boring, not funny, hypocritical, totally irrelevant and definitely not recommended. I am not a friend of Helge's surreal antics, but he didn't deserve to sink in this tripe.

A different take on the Hitler history in World War II - strong performances by the lead actors and a straight plot line mixed with tragedy and humour make for an engaging film. Like the later movie JoJo rabbit the fuhrer depicts Hitler in a way that can make it sympathetic and humanize him. The Dilemma of Grunbaum and his family provides juxtaposition to be empathetic portrayal, the ending gives a gravitas to the story