Truth & Treason

"His defiance will never be silenced."

2025 2h 1m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 107🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 2,834

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Synopsis

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When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.

“His defiance will never be silenced.”

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Cast

Ewan Horrocks
Helmuth Hübener
Rupert Evans
Erwin Mussener
Ferdinand McKay
Karl-Heinz Schnibbe
Daf Thomas
Rudi Wobbe
Nye Occomore
Solomon Schwarz
Joanna Christie
Emma Hübener
Sean Mahon
Hugo Hübener
Sylvie Varcoe
Elli Kluge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Whitaker
Writers: Matt Whitaker, Ethan Vincent
Languages: German, Hebrew, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 40% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Hebrew, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matt Whitaker, shot by Bianca Cline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Adam L. Banks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ewan Horrocks and Rupert Evans and Ferdinand McKay carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His defiance will never be silenced.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matt Whitaker directs. Bianca Cline behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. Adam L. Banks cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, Hebrew, English.

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1Earned back only 40% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released last year.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Hebrew, English.
4Directed by Matt Whitaker, shot by Bianca Cline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Adam L. Banks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ewan Horrocks and Rupert Evans and Ferdinand McKay carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "His defiance will never be silenced.".
9IMDB entry: tt21825416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "nonviolent resistance", "based on true story", "anti-nazi resistance", "historical drama".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bianca Cline
Original score: Aaron Zigman
Editing: Adam L. Banks
Production design: Jurga Gerdvilaitė
Costume design: Rūta Lečaitė
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $6,045,655
Return: 40% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Truth & Treason (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 · 2,834 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

2 nominations total

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Jstewart20072026-01-14
★ 6/10
The ending was sad. On a less serious note, it’s odd how none of these characters who are meant to be German sound German. Also in some scenes, when his head was shaved, Helmuth Hübener looked kind of like Nicholas Hoult.

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