慕尼黑：战争边缘

"Munich: On the Edge of War" is a historical drama film directed by Christian Schweuchoff based on the spy novel by Robert Harris. It will be released in the United States on January 21, 2022. The starring roles of the film include Janis Newarner, Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, Jessica Brown Findlay, Robert Bathurst and others.

The film tells the story of two Anglo-German friends, Leggett and Paul von Hartmann. Both hoped to prevent Chamberlain from signing the "Munich Agreement" in order to avoid the outbreak of war. Instead, they find themselves at the center of a storm of political intrigue. At the same time, some people are planning to assassinate Hitler, but things are not as simple as they imagined. The two friends were caught in a huge net of political tricks in an instant, and they were in danger everywhere.

The film is set in the fall of 1938, when Europe is on the brink of World War II. Hitler was about to invade Czechoslovakia, and British Prime Minister Chamberlain was anxious to find a peaceful solution. At this critical juncture, the German diplomat played by Janis Neuwerner and the British civil servant played by George McKay were sent to Munich for an emergency meeting. The meeting, a pair of longtime friends from different camps, unexpectedly finds themselves at the center of a storm of political intrigue that puts their lives in jeopardy.

The film is based on real historical events and shows the tension in Europe on the brink of war in a relatively quiet way. The wonderful performances of Janis Newarner and George McKay added a lot of color to the film. The audience will feel the intense political struggle and the complexity of human nature in the film. The plot of the film is compact, full of suspense and surprises, which will definitely make the audience fall into it and trigger deep thinking.