*phenomenal
Bruno Ganz (and the film) was (were) unlucky not get Academy Awards. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Film but lost to The Sea Inside. I haven't seen that film so I can't really comment on whether or not it deserved to win, but Downfall was fantastic.
I actually watched it in my history class, one girl in my class told me she didn't like it because she didn't like reading subtitles.
God I hate my class.
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