- ★Öngören Prize · Nuremberg Film Festival 2024
- ★IMDb 8.3 — War and Justice
- ★Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh
- ★World Premiere · Filmfest München 2023
- ★Apple TV · Amazon Prime · Netflix
- ★FBW Prädikat besonders wertvoll — Jamil
- ★Öngören Prize · Nuremberg Film Festival 2024
- ★IMDb 8.3 — War and Justice
- ★Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh
- ★World Premiere · Filmfest München 2023
- ★Apple TV · Amazon Prime · Netflix
- ★FBW Prädikat besonders wertvoll — Jamil
Filmmaker · Little Big Talents
Michele
Gentile
Director · Editor · Cinematographer · 3D Artist
Fifteen years of documentary and fiction work — from a first film shot in Kabul, to the peace project in Jenin, to the courtrooms of The Hague. Stories about what justice costs and who is willing to pay it.
15+ Years
20+ Productions
4 Continents
- Netflix
- Apple TV
- Amazon Prime
- ARD
- ZDF
- SWR
- ARTE
- BBC
Featured film
DRAG – The Movie
From the underground clubs of 1970s New York to the vibrant stages of Manila, DRAG tells the story of Brigiding — a drag artist who rises from public defeat to become an icon.
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Filmography
Selected Work
Completed · Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Producer
Peaks for Peace
A climber carries a “NO WAR” flag up K2 — the second-highest and deadliest mountain on earth — turning an extreme expedition into a mission for peace.
2023 · Director, Composer
War and Justice
The first and only documentary about the International Criminal Court — with unprecedented access to its prosecutors, from Nuremberg to Ukraine.
2019 · Director, Writer, Producer
Jamil
Two strangers buried under rubble in Syria — an American and a Syrian, no common language, only darkness between them.
2014 · Cinematographer, Editorial Department, Assistant Director, Art Director, Visual Effects, Camera Operator, Composer
The Forecaster
The story of Martin Armstrong, the financial analyst whose computer model of the world economy made him both celebrated and dangerous.
2013 · Director
The Projectionist
A film about a film that could not be finished — begun in Jenin with Palestinian students, interrupted by the killing of co-producer Juliano Mer-Khamis.
In Development · Director, Writer
Witness 26
Based on true events: a former child soldier becomes the key witness in the first trial of the International Criminal Court — and must face what she carries with her.
2023 · Producer
Till Murder Do Us Part
A four-part Netflix documentary series on the Soering–Haysom case.
Press
What critics are saying
“Intensely engaging and immensely intimate. Co-directors Marcus Vetter and Michele Gentile plant us into a world where war itself is a crime.”
The Independent Critic
Score 3.5 / 4.0 · Richard Propes
Read full review“Gentile and Vetter clearly trust the inherent power of their material to leave a lasting impact. That trust is most warranted.”
Rotten Tomatoes
Certified Fresh · War and Justice
Read full review“A politically charged exploration of the International Criminal Court and its importance in keeping order in an increasingly disordered world. A definite must-watch.”
Cinemacy
War and Justice — Review
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Next
Witness 26
In development · Feature film · Director: Michele Gentile. The story of a former child soldier who becomes the key witness before the International Criminal Court in The Hague.