Next February, shooting of the drama Nürnberg, which explores the dark psychological depths of World War II criminals, will begin in Budapest, with Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring as the main character in the film.
Russel Crowe plays German politician and military leader Hermann Göring, second in command of Nazi Germany, in the upcoming drama. The film takes place after the end of the Second World War and will show the Nuremberg trial from a previously unknown perspective.
According to the plot, Hermann Göring arrives in Nuremberg prison as a prisoner of war with a huge fortune stolen from the victims of the Holocaust among his belongings. Göring and his companions, the elite members of the Nazi party, are waiting for their suitability to stand trial after their war crimes committed in the Second World War. Lt. Col. Douglas McGlashan Kelley, chief psychiatrist at Nuremberg Prison, is tasked with assessing the prisoners' suitability for trial. However, this leads to the development of a special relationship between Kelley and Göring, the Budapest Reporter writes in its article.
The film's script is written by James Vanderbilt, who is known for such large-scale projects as David Fincher's 2007 thriller Zodiac or The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield. The screenplay is based on Jack El-Hai's novel The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, and the cinematographer will be Dariusz Wolski, who photographed films such as The Gucci House or The Last Duel.
The film's script draws information from Kelley's real-life notes made during the Nuremberg trials.
The psychiatrist's original goal is to find the distinctive psychological trait that distinguishes criminals from the rest of society, but he soon finds himself empathizing with the inmates. As they write, the film explores the uncertain psychological boundaries between evil and empathy, and questions our understanding of morality and human nature.
Source: Hungarian Nation
Cover image: Russel Crowe plays Hermann Göring in his new film. Source: Cinema.com
