When it comes to thinking about past atrocities, most of us would like to imagine that we would do our best to do the right thing, or at least, that if we did participate, we were forced into it. The thing is, that’s what plenty of perpetrators would like everyone to believe of them as well. Labyrinth of Lies delves deep into the way German institutions covered up Nazi crimes in World War II, easily excusing these cases as people who were under duress on paper, but, as writer-director Giulio Ricciarelli slowly uncovers, were just protected by fellow Nazis who still hold power. Following the ambitious lead makes this investigation a thrilling mystery, and it holds an earnestness, if not the polish, that nonetheless makes doing the right thing compelling.

The way Radmann isn’t even aware of what really happened in Auschwitz… It sadly feels a tad too familiar.