Truth & Treason Movie Review
Warning: this review contains spoilers! Truth & Treason is based on the true story of a teenage boy in Nazi Germany who dared to write the truth–and paid the ultimate price for it. I went to see this movie in the theater with my parents and younger siblings–something I’ve been looking forward to for months, ever since I first saw the movie teaser trailer back in the spring! Few things get me more excited than going to see a well-made World War II movie. Some movies you watch and you enjoy them, but then you forget about them. This is not one of those movies. This is a movie that will leave you with a lot to think about, which is just the kind of story I love most. It’s not all fun and enjoyable to watch, but it’s impactful . It tells the story of Helmuth Hübener, a sixteen-year-old boy living in Hamburg, Germany, in 1941. After his Jewish friend is taken away, Helmuth begins listening to the real news on illegal radio broadcasts from England–and starts writing the...
