Les Champions d'Hitler(2016)

Les Champions d'Hitler is a documentary that examines how Nazi Germany weaponized sport in the years before the Olympics, using athletics as propaganda to galvanize the "master race." German athletes of the era—some willing participants, others reluctant followers—became entangled in the regime's machinery. The film traces how the sporting establishment served Hitler's ideological goals, then explores the moral reckoning that followed for many competitors who later came to regret their complicity. Through archival footage and historical analysis, it reveals the intersection of nationalism, ideology, and athletic ambition during one of history's darkest periods.