Draft:Orders from Above

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{{AFC comment|1=Per the previous draft, which seems identical. UtherSRG (talk) 11:46, 11 May 2025 (UTC)}}

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Orders from Above is a 2021 Australian historical drama film written, directed and produced by Vir Srinivas.{{Cite web |last=Shiller |first=Beth |date=2022-07-27 |title=Vir Srinivas tackles human capability in his debut film, 'Orders from Above' |url=https://fandomize.com/vir-srinivas-tackles-human-capability-in-his-debut-film-orders-from-above/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Fandomize |language=en-US}} Set in Israel, 1960, the film tells the story of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann's interrogation by police captain Avner Less.{{Cite web |last=Dossey |first=Evan |date=2022-07-08 |title=Orders From Above |url=https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2022/07/08/orders-from-above/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Midwest Film Journal |language=en-US}} It won the grand prize at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival as well as several other international awards.{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Ritam |date=2021-08-03 |title=Vir Srinivas, 20, wins at Cannes with debut film Orders From Above |url=https://www.indianlink.com.au/orders-from-above-film-vir-srinivas-cannes-debut-win/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Indian Link |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=An AI script editor could help decide what films get made in Hollywood |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/24/1104356/an-ai-script-editor-could-help-decide-what-films-get-made-in-hollywood/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=MIT Technology Review |language=en}} The film was distributed by Gravitas Ventures, releasing on VOD on July 19, 2022.

Plot

After the end of the Second World War, Adolf Eichmann, branded an architect of the Final Solution, evaded capture from the Allies for 15 years. Living under a false identity in Argentina, Eichmann is finally abducted by Mossad and brought to Israel to await trial. Without enough evidence to prosecute him, Police Captain Avner Less must extract a confession from the mastermind of the Holocaust.{{Cite web |last=Davison |first=Emily |date=2022-03-25 |title=Movie Review {{!}} Orders From Above (2021) Film Review |url=https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/post/orders-from-above-2021-film-review |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=UK Film Review |language=en}}