But context is what ultimately defines, and that is largely true with this film, which was produced in 2009 but released this year amid a heated public debate over integration and rising anti-Islamic sentiment in Germany and around the region.
A controversial new movie telling the story behind an anti-Semitic film made in 1940 has been released in Germany.Jud Suss - A Film without Conscience looks at why the earlier film, also called Jud Suss, was a huge success under the Nazi regime.