Claes Bang Plays Himmler's Masseur in 'I Is Another' Thriller
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- "I Is Another" is a period psychological thriller from German writer-director Felix Randau, described as 'handsomely upholstered' with contemporary resonance.
- Claes Bang stars as Felix Kersten, the real-life massage therapist to Nazi official Heinrich Himmler, who is framed by the film as a would-be Nobel Laureate.
- The review states the film should spark heated debate about what constitutes a historical fact, engaging with what the reviewer calls the increasingly malleable nature of truth today.
- The source describes the drama as building a psychological portrait around Kersten's relationship with Himmler, using the period setting to examine present-day questions of factual reliability.
Why it matters: The film uses a real historical figure — a figure who had intimate physical access to one of the Nazi regime's top leaders — to dramatize current anxieties about truth and historical fact, making the reviewer's framing a selling point to audiences wary of misinformation.
