Hannah and Martin

In Germany in the 1920s, Heidegger and Arendt have a tumultuous love affair while he is a professor and she is his admiring student

But as the National Socialists come to power, Heidegger uses his fame and brilliance to help further the goals of the party

After the devastation of World War II, Arendt, who has fled to America and become a respected public figure in her own right, returns to Germany and visits Heidegger at the home he shares with his wife

There she struggles to come to terms with his involvement with the Nazis and to understand what he still means to her

" [a] smart and shapely debut workan impressive accomplishment - and something of a gift for audiences who would rather leave the theater thinking long thoughts than scratching their bellies" ~ Variety