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Berlin 36

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Based on the life of Gretel Bergmann, a German-Jewish high jumper. Securing the 1936 Summer Olympics for Berlin, Hitler was faced with a boycott due to his antisemitic policies. Gretel was recruite...

Based on the life of Gretel Bergmann, a German-Jewish high jumper. Securing the 1936 Summer Olympics for Berlin, Hitler was faced with a boycott due to his antisemitic policies. Gretel was recruited to compete but the Nazis conspired against her for ideological reasons. Their plan was to have a young man who was raised as a woman be her competition.

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