Set in the aftermath of World War II, Nuremberg follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), who is tasked with evaluating the mental state of several high-ranking Nazis before and during the Nuremberg Trials – particularly that of Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe). Based on the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by American author Jack El-Hai, the film focuses on the relationship between Kelley and Göring as the trials proceed and the remaining representatives of the Nazi regime are charged with war crimes, crimes against peace and humanity, and conspiracy. 

Directed, written and co-produced by James Vanderbilt, the historical drama explores not only a psychological side of the trials through Kelley's examinations, but also the establishment of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg itself – particularly highlighting the involvement of US Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon) and British barrister Sir David Maxwell Fyfe (Richard E. Grant). 

Before the screening, we will have the opportunity to discuss the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials with: 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Claus Kreß has been Professor of Criminal Law and Public International Law at the University of Cologne since 2004, where he also directs the Institute for International Peace and Security Law. His research focuses on the international law of peace and security, including armed conflict and international criminal law. From 1998 to 2017, he was a member of German government delegations in negotiations on the International Criminal Court. He is a Francis Lieber Scholar at the Lieber Institute of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 2019, he was appointed judge ad hoc at the International Court of Justice in The Gambia v. Myanmar case, and since 2021 he has served as Special Adviser on the Crime of Aggression to the ICC Prosecutor. 

Helena Falke is a doctoral researcher at the University of Bonn’s Institute for German and Rhenish Legal History and a scholarship holder of the Gerda Henkel Stiftung. Her research examines the development of legal concepts across jurisdictions, with a particular focus on transatlantic legal thought and legal transfer from a historical perspective. As a Fulbright Scholar, Helena Falke earned an LL.M. from Yale Law School (2023–2024), where she was also a Resident Fellow at the Information Society Project. Prior to that, she completed her legal studies in Germany and earned an LL.B. in Law and Economics from the University of Bonn. She has served in research and teaching roles at the University of Bonn as well as Yale Law School, where she is currently a Visiting Fellow. She is also the DAJV Young Professionals representative in Bonn.

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