Michael Polish, director and co-writer of American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally seems more interested in the film s look than its story or characters. Each shot is meticulously framed, with striking, noir-ish lighting to emphasize the nightmarish settings of Nazi Germany and American prison cells. The movie s characters are less compelling, however, and the film never deeply engages the issues of consent, culpability, and justice it asks us to consider. American Traitor is based on the true story of Mildred Gillars (played by Meadow Williams), an American who was living in Germany as the Nazis took power. She worked for the notorious Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda (Thomas Kretschmann) on radio broadcasts intended to undermine the morale of US troops. I m only saying these things because I care about you, she would say in a breathy, seductive voice. At first, she encouraged Americans to stay out of the war, telling them Germany is a better ally than Eng
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American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, the historical drama hitting select theaters this Memorial Day weekend via Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment. Michael Polish directed the film, which is based on a true story and follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars (Williams) and her lawyer (Pacino), who struggle to redeem her reputation.
Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich’s hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.
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Coming to theatres and OnDemand from director Michael Polish, Vertical and Redbox is the story of a woman who stands trial for being an AMERICAN TRAITOR: The Trial of Axis Sally.
It is World War II and American Mildred Gillars (Meadow Williams) is living in Germany with the love of her life Max Koischwitz (Carsten Norgaard). It is not long before she is brought to Joseph Goebbels (Thomas Kretschmann) who makes it clear that if she wants things to stay safe for her, she will do radio broadcasts exactly as the script says. The program consists of Mildred singing swing songs and propaganda written by Goebbels.