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Operation Mincemeat (2021)
A Realistic Portrayal of the Uncertainties of Deception
Rather than the usual fare of operatives working with a sense of certainty, in this film they are not sure that what they are doing will be believed or found out. They also fear that the intelligence they are receiving is disinformation trying to lull England into an expected and suicidal invasion. The main characters are not portrayed as omniscient in any sense but as people taking a huge risk based on incomplete information. This is terrific portrayal of the "wilderness of mirrors" aspect of intelligence and counterintelligence.
Katharina Luther (2017)
Luther's Reformation and its Effect on Ordinary Germans
Luther and I (aka Katharena Luther) is a very good movie with an undeservedly low rating of 6.3 (IMDB). This is a German film made in celebration of Luther's Reformation. It tells the story of Luther's Reformation and its consequences for Germany through the eyes of Katarina von Bora, the former nun who became Luther's wife. Unlike other dramas about this period which focus on Luther's dealings with nobility and church hierarchy, this movie describes the Reformation as it affected ordinary people. .