The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum is a reflection of the problems in West Germany during the 1970s. It was a time where student movements and political struggles were happening. This was when journalists would stop at nothing to get their name known in the field. The film goes into the human rights violations in what should be a peaceful, democratic country but actually ends up showing the cruel nature of the press and the tendency they have to spread lies and mislead the facts. The lies and confusion that the film exposes emphasizes the silent cooperation between the media and the state, which is essential in maintaining power. The film's intense dialogue exposes the unfair nature of capitalist establishments. Katharina Blum goes beyond a
