"Truth and Treason" is a 2025 American drama film based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a teenage resistance fighter in Nazi Germany during World War II. The film explores themes of courage, conviction, and the cost of standing for the truth. It follows Helmuth, a 16-year-old boy who faces the terrible truth that loyalty to his country now means loyalty to a lie. After his Jewish friend is taken away and his trusted bishop urges obedience to the Nazi regime, Helmuth secretly listens to banned radio broadcasts and launches a resistance against the Nazi regime. The story highlights the moral and personal struggles of standing up to tyranny and what it really means to be loyal and good in a nation ruled by fear, ultimately risking everything to expose the truth.
The film "Truth and Treason" is directed by Matt Whitaker and is set to be released in theaters on October 17, 2025.
