When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.

Truth and Treason

Truth & Treason: Movie

As WWII rages, a teenage boy in Germany is forced to confront a terrible truth—loyalty to his country now means loyalty to a lie. When his trusted bishop urges obedience to the Nazi regime, he begins to question everything. And after his Jewish friend is taken away, he secretly listens to banned radio broadcasts and launches a resistance, exposing the truth. In a nation ruled by fear, defiance comes at a cost—and as the regime closes in, he must decide what it truly means to be a good German.

In Hitler's Germany, a boy risks everything to prove that being a good German means resistance.

Truth & Treason: Extended Edition

Patriotic German youth Helmuth hears and sees things that make him question his allegiance to the Reich, leading him to secretly write and distribute materials denouncing Hitler and his regime. SS Agent Müssener finds them.

Episode 1

When the Night Cometh

Müssener searches for the leaflet's author. Helmuth increases his production and recruits Karl and Rudi to help distribute them. Hugo discovers Helmuth's radio and forces him out of the house. Elli reads one of the leaflets.

Episode 2

To the Ground Like Ashes

Müssener grapples with a devastating loss. Helmuth, Karl, and Rudi continue their resistance work. Helmuth gains confidence with Elli and asks her on a date. Müssener's investigation brings him closer to Helmuth's identity.

Episode 3

And Reason Veils Her Face

Helmuth is imprisoned and tortured. As he stands trial for treason, he boldly declares the truth. He asks his friends to remember him and he envisions a better world.

Episode 4

That Better World

Experience the complete journey. This four-part limited series deepens every moment of a German teenager’s dangerous stand against Hitler’s regime. With extended sequences, new storylines, and richer emotional stakes, the series reveals the full weight of loyalty, faith, and sacrifice in a nation ruled by fear. What begins as a boy’s private questions becomes an epic tale of defiance against tyranny.

See the full story unfold. This four-part series expands the film with new storylines, deeper emotion, and the complete journey of one boy’s defiance against Nazi Germany.

Discover the complete four-part Truth & Treason series.

That Better World: The Story Behind Truth & Treason

Recognizing the lies that surrounded him, Helmuth Hübener took a stand against Hitler as a teenager in Nazi Germany. With the help of two friends, he sent the SS on a manhunt. His last surviving friend, Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, shares his experience fighting for truth and for a better Germany while faced with an oppressive regime in this behind-the-scenes look at Truth & Treason.

Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, the last survivor of the Hübener group, shares a firsthand account of Helmuth Hübener’s courageous resistance as a teenager, offering a behind-the-scenes look at defiance in Nazi Germany.

Karl-Heinz Schnibbe shares his personal account in this behind-the-scenes look at Hübener’s heroism.

In Hitler’s Germany, a boy risks everything to prove that being a good German means resistance.

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Truth & Treason: Movie

Truth & Treason: Extended Edition

That Better World: The Story Behind Truth & Treason