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The Conference

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2022 | 107 min | History, War, Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Zone of Interest or The Guns of Navarone, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Harrowing.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

On January 20, 1942, the Wannsee Conference takes place in Berlin, a meeting that had only one item on the agenda: The Final Solution, the organization of the systematic mass murder of eleven million European Jews.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    90% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsBelow par

    5 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Matti Geschonneck

  • Philipp HochmairReinhard Heydrich
  • Johannes AllmayerAdolf Eichmann
  • Maximilian BrücknerDr. Eberhard Schöngarth
  • Matthias BundschuhErich Neumann
  • Fabian BuschDr. Gerhard Klopfer
  • Jakob DiehlHeinrich Müller
  • Lilli FichtnerIngeburg Werlemann
  • Godehard GieseDr. Wilhelm Stuckart
  • Peter JordanDr. Alfred Meyer
  • Arnd KlawitterDr. Roland Freisler