Hannah Arendt (2012)

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Her ideas changed the world

A portrait of the genius that shook the world with her discovery of “the banality of evil.” After she attends the Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, Arendt dares to write about the Holocaust in terms no one has ever heard before. Her work instantly provokes a furious scandal, and Arendt stands strong as she is attacked by friends and foes alike. But as the German-Jewish émigré also struggles to suppress her own painful associations with the past, the film exposes her beguiling blend of arrogance and vulnerability — revealing a soul defined and derailed by exile.

Released: 2012-09-11
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 53m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 297 votes

Directed by Margarethe von Trotta.

Top cast

Barbara Sukowa as Hannah Arendt
Axel Milberg as Heinrich Blücher
Janet McTeer as Mary McCarthy
Julia Jentsch as Lotte Köhler
Nicholas Woodeson as William Shawn
Ulrich Noethen as Hans Jonas
Leila Schaus as Laureen
Claire Johnston as Ms Serkin
Michael Degen as Kurt Blumenfeld
Friederike Becht as Young Hannah Arendt

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Where to watch Hannah Arendt

United States: stream on Chai Flicks; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Beamafilm

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