The Red Mist(1942)

The Red Mist is a Nazi propaganda film shot in occupied Latvia between 1941 and 1944. It documents the Soviet occupation of the previous year—a period Latvians call Annus Horriblis—combining historical footage with firsthand accounts of the country's suffering. The film manipulates its narrative to advance Nazi ideology, falsely portraying Jewish people as collaborators who welcomed the Soviet invasion and participated in its brutalities. Dubbed into over twenty languages, The Red Mist was distributed across Nazi-occupied territories as part of a coordinated propaganda campaign. It remains a stark historical record of how occupying powers weaponized cinema to reshape public perception and justify atrocities.