04/05/2026
TRUTH or TREASON
Film Screening (eOV) 12 May 2026
We cordially invite you to a screening of the film TRUTH & TREASON on 12 May 2026 at the METRO Kinokulturhaus Wien. The film was shown in selected cinemas in 2025; for this special screening we very much thank Art & Science student Ethan Vincent, who was responsible for the script. Ethan and director Matt Whitaker will be present for discussion after the screening.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoUnZcAd5uE
Truth & Treason (EN Original Version)
Venue: Metro Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna
Free Admission
Open doors: 12:30
Screening and Q&A: 13:00 - 16:00 with Matt Whitaker (director) and Ethan Vincent (script) together with hosts Dr. Martin Reinhart and Univ.-Prof. Virgil Widrich (Art & Science)
Film Synopsis
Set in Hamburg in 1942, Truth and Treason tells the true story of Helmuth Hübener, among the youngest known resistance fighters against National Socialism. Raised as a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), Helmuth confronts an ethical breakdown when his ecclesiastical authority, Bishop Arthur Zander, calls for obedience to the regime. The tension sharpens with the persecution and disappearance of his close friend Salomon Schwarz. Hübener turns to forbidden BBC broadcasts, classified as “Feindsender.” He accesses suppressed information of the war and the regime’s distortions. With a small circle of peers, he produces and distributes pamphlets. They challenge official narratives and disrupt the informational control of the state. As the Gestapo closes in, his actions transcend youthful defiance, becoming a rigorous engagement with truth and the fragile threshold between knowledge and action in National Socialist Germany.
Production Summary
Truth and Treason (2025) is an international historical drama produced by Kaleidoscope Pictures in collaboration with Baltic Film Services, and distributed by Angel Studios. The film was shot on location in Lithuania, with principal photography taking place in Vilnius over a 50-day schedule beginning in spring 2024. Baltic Film Services—known for servicing major international productions such as Chernobyl—provided local production infrastructure, positioning the project within a broader trend of U.S.–European co-productions utilizing Baltic locations for period reconstruction.
Originally developed as limited series under the working title Truth & Conviction, the project evolved during production into a hybrid format: a standalone feature film alongside an expanded four-part episodic version. The film features cinematography by Bianca Cline and a score by Aaron Zigman, combining a contemporary visual approach with a traditionally orchestrated musical framework. With a runtime of approximately 121 minutes and English-language production, the film reflects a transatlantic production model in which American financing and creative leadership intersect with European locations, crews, and production services.
