BERLIN, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Jewish director is in charge of a new movie in Germany that plays Adolf Hitler for laughs.
Dani Levy's film, "Mein Führer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler," revolves around a despondent Hitler inviting a Jewish concentration camp inmate to move into the bunker with him and coach him on public speaking.
Levy told Deutsche Welle that he ran the script by his mother, who survived the Holocaust, to make sure he wasn't too off the wall with his jibes. He said he uses "subversive Jewish humor" to knock Hitler down a few pegs.
Hitler, who is played by German comedian Helge Schneider, comes off as an insecure goof. However the touchy subject matter has raised eyebrows in a country that still keeps its Nazi period at arm's length, Deutsche Welle said.
