
Dramatization of the lead up to the First World War blames Czarist Russia rather than Wilhelmine Germany for precipitating "the burning of the world.".


Is it worth your time? Honestly? Only if you have a weird obsession with early 20th-century political posturing or if you really want to see how cinema was used to rewrite the news while the ink was still wet. If you're looking for a war movie, keep looking. This is all suits, maps, and people whispering in dimly lit o...


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"Is it worth your time? Honestly? Only if you have a weird obsession with early 20th-century political posturing or if you really want to see how cinema was used to rewrite the news while the ink was still wet. If you're looking for a war movie, keep looking. This is all suits, maps, and people whispering in dimly lit offices. The whole thing feels a bit like watching a reenactment of a boardroom meeting, but with more dramatic stares out of windows. You can tell they really, really wanted you t..."
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