7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
History, Drama, Thriller • 2025 • 121 min • Teen (13+)
Truth & Treason (2025)
Truth & Treason (2025)
Overview
Historical drama Truth & Treason depicts three German teenagers, including Helmuth Hübener (Ewan Horrocks), who resist Nazi propaganda by distributing anti-Nazi leaflets during World War II. Directed by Matt Whitaker, the cast features Rupert Evans and Ferdinand McKay as fellow resisters. Based on the true story of youth opposition to the Third Reich, the film is produced by Angel Studios.
Starring Cast
Ewan Horrocks • Rupert Evans • Ferdinand McKay
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Historical drama Truth & Treason depicts three German teenagers, including Helmuth Hübener (Ewan Horrocks), who resist Nazi propaganda by distributing anti-Nazi leaflets during World War II. Directed by Matt Whitaker, the cast features Rupert Evans and Ferdinand McKay as fellow resisters. Based on the true story of youth opposition to the Third Reich, the film is produced by Angel Studios.
Starring Cast
Ewan Horrocks • Rupert Evans • Ferdinand McKay
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film's depiction of a teenager's religious conviction fueling anti-Nazi actions highlights individual responsibility and wariness of totalitarian control as the core solution to propaganda and oppression.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
Casting adheres to traditional ethnic representations for core German protagonists, with limited diversity through a mixed-heritage actor in a Jewish supporting role. The narrative frames the Nazi regime's white male authority as villainous, emphasizing anti-fascist resistance and persecution of minorities.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a blended family fractured by Nazi allegiance, with an abusive stepfather embodying misguided parental authority and a mother offering limited support amid ideological conflict. This depiction undermines traditional family roles and hierarchies, favoring the protagonist's independent moral stance rooted in faith over familial obedience.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
Mormon faith inspires teenage protagonists to distribute anti-Nazi leaflets, with hymns like 'Do What Is Right' and Jesus' teachings on loving neighbors reinforcing their moral stand against fascism. Church hypocrisy in complying with Nazi demands is critiqued as contrary to true Christian principles.
Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High
The persecution of a Jewish Latter-day Saint friend, including exclusion from church services under antisemitic policies, highlights Nazi bigotry and ecclesiastical complicity, framing the victim with sympathy and condemning the prejudice.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative focuses exclusively on a young man's resistance to the Nazi regime during World War II.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
No identifiable transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative focuses on a teenage boy's resistance against Nazi propaganda during World War II, with no elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film portrays historical figures Helmuth Hübener and his male teenage companions as male characters, matching their documented genders in real events, with no instances of gender swaps.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film portrays historical white German figures like Helmuth Hübener, Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, and Rudi Wobbe using white actors, aligning with their documented racial backgrounds. The Jewish friend character appears to be an original creation without prior canonical race, avoiding any race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
8.0
Critic Ratings
8.5
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