The Red Baron (Der Rote Baron)

Classement Régie : G

Europe, 1916. Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is, at the age of just 24, the crack pilot of the German aerial combat forces - a legend in his own time, a hero at home and a man both feared and respected by the enemy, including Allied Forces' Canadian pilot, Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes).

Von Richthofen and his fellow officers, see their duels in the sky as tactical, almost sportsmanlike, challenges that, at least at first, obscure their view of the horrors of the battlefields below. The provocative red paint job of his Fokker aircraft earns him the nickname "The Red Baron" and makes him famous the world over. For millions of his countrymen, he becomes an idol, a symbol of hope and pride.

But as his patriotic brother begins questioning Von Richthofen's chivalrous code of honor and heavy losses threaten his squadron, von Richthofen cannot stop flying. He is suddenly torn between his disgust for the war and his responsibility to his fighter wing. Even for this living legend, each new combat mission could be his last.