Black Sun (1997) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1997 · 94 mins · German

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Directed by

Rüdiger Sünner

Starring

Peter Fitz, Hanns Zischler, Adolf Frisé, Peter Maier, Klaus Duwel, Wulff E. Brebeck

A historical analysis examines how groups such as the Nazis used language, symbols and religious imagery to gain power. It probes where myth expands or restricts thought, when spiritual pursuits turn to fanaticism, and whether society has truly learned the 20th‑century lessons or repeats them. Covering German history from the late 1800s to the early 21st century, it warns that ignoring archetypes and symbols leaves us vulnerable.