'' The People vs. Fritz Bauer '' ( ) is a 2015 German drama film directed by Lars Kraume . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . The film won the awards for Best Film , Best Direction , Best Screenplay , and three more at '' Deutscher Filmpreis '' ( ″ Lola ″ ) 2016 . The film also won the Best Documentary Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 36 . It was listed as one of eight films that could be the German submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards , but it was not selected
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
The People vs. Fritz Bauer