The German film 'The Conspiracy of Silence' ('Im Labyrinth des Schweigens') by Giulio Ricciarelli She is in charge of representing her country at the Oscars.
Once again Germany opts for a film focused on WWII and the barbarism unleashed by the Nazis to seek a new nomination for the Hollywood Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
There have been nine nominations received by Germany after the reunification of the country in 1990, two of them ended with the statuette for the country, 'In a place in Africa' ('Nirgendwo in Afrika') by Caroline Link in 2003 and 'The lives of others' ('Das Leben der Anderen') by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck in 2007.
Previously East Germany had gotten a nomination y West Germany up to eight, winning the Oscar in 1980 for 'The Tin Drum' ('Die Blechtrommel') by Volker Schlöndorff.
'The conspiracy of silence', debut feature of the originally Italian, although living in Germany from a young age, Giulio Ricciarelli, tells the story of a young prosecutor who discovers how important German institutions and some members of the government are involved in a conspiracy whose purpose is to cover up the crimes of the Nazis during World War II.