Germans revisit their national trauma topic: WW2, Nazis and Hitler. There are many series, films on the post war trauma. This one comes with a refreshing plot, though. An art forger starts to "produce" Hitler diaries and ultimately a Stern journalist falls for them. Then it develops from there with a few side stories that lead to the finale to merge everything with the main storyline.
The story is set in 1983. I thought they captured the details of that era very well. Directing, acting and script - all well managed. Nothing dull.
I give it a 7 stars because in 2021, I watched better dramas namely: Billion Dollar Code, Harry Quebert Affair, Un Avion Sans Elle, The Club, Chicago 7 etc. They were all better (not meaning Faking Hitler was bad, just others were better).
Just a small criticism. In the past German dramas had a certain feel - they were German and average. Now German dramas are much more better but they sound and feel American - not German. This one also sounded / felt American. I wish they could raise the quaility without so much Americanizing their work.
I would recommend this series to everybody.
