Trailer for The Captain, also known as Der Hauptmann, starring Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Bernd Hölscher and Waldemar Kobus.
Based on an arresting true story, The Captain follows an enigmatic German army deserter, Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), after he stumbles across an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform in the final weeks of World War II. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit he stole only to stay warm, Herold discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whomever that happens to be. A parade of fresh atrocities follows in the self-declared captain’s wake, serving as a reminder of the consequences of social conformity and untrammeled political power.