Robert Schwentke - The Captain

Robert Schwentke, Frederick Lau, Max Hubacher and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film The Captain, WW II, misplaced power, violence from a perpetrators perspective, the banality of evil and why this is a story about uniforms.BiographyRobert Schwentke was born 1968 in Germany. He studied Literature and Philosophy at the Eberhard Karl University in Tuebingen and later earned an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute.SynopsisIn the last, desperate moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain’s uniform.Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he is trying to escape from.----------For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here or check out the site of his podcast on film, social change and much more.With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound.Image Copyright: Robert Schwentke and Opus Films. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.