CURVEBALL – A TRUE STORY. UNFORTUNATELY

CURVEBALL – A TRUE STORY. UNFORTUNATELY (CURVEBALL – WIR MACHEN DIE WAHRHEIT), 2020
Germany | HDD, Color, 108’ | German, English
Director: Johannes Naber
Cast: Sebastian Blomberg, Dar Salim, Virginia Kull

One can’t say that the German Federal Intelligence Service BND has a very good reputation. One day, the opportunity to prove the opposite arises. One of the residents of a dormitory where asylum seekers are staying claims that he has seen Saddam Hussein's secret weapons with his very own eyes. The time has come to prove the whole world what a great organization BND is. Unfortunately though, it soon becomes clear that the allegations are untrue. They quickly attempt to cover everything up, but meanwhile, developments that will change world history have already taken place: 9/11 attacks happen, and the Americans embark on a quest to find the rogue state who is responsible. And they think of looking for BND’s source for the Iraqis… In Curveball, Johannes Naber uses elements of situation comedies to depict how facts can be ignored for the sake of government and power.