Berlin 36 is a 2009 German film telling the fate of Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was replaced by the Nazi regime by an athlete later discovered to be a man. The film is based on a true story and was released in Germany on September 10, 2009. Reporters at Der Spiegel challenged the historical basis for many of the events in the film, pointing to arrest records and medical examinations indicating German authorities did not learn Dora Ratjen was male until 1938.
Berlin '36 has generally received mixed reviews.
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Berlin '36 was released in 2009 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving Berlin '36 (2009) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 75%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Berlin '36 than critics were.
With a score of 53%, Berlin '36 is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like 2012, Knowing and Jennifer's Body.
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