Haber

 
Credits
2003, Trailer. (Columbia)
Writer/Director: Daniel Ragussis
Producers: Chris Spanos, Brian Hwang
Cinematographer: Carlos Veron
Production Designer: Kay Lee
Cast: Christian Berkel, Juliane Köhler, Mark Margolis, Wolf Kahler
 
About
Fritz Haber was a brilliant German chemist with one of the most amazing, dual legacies in history. On one hand, his revolutionary process for creating synthetic fertilizers averted the greatest overpopulation crisis the world has ever known, won him the Novel Prize in 1918, and now feeds over 2 billion people. But Haber was also a staunch German patriot who loved his country with an almost blinding loyalty. Born and raised Jewish, his longing to be accepted as a true German and his intense ambition in his career led him to convert to Christianity and abandon his faith. When World War I broke out, the bloody stalemate of trench warfare threatened to slaughter an entire generation of young Germans, and the German military begged Haber to use his genius to create a new kind of weapon that could break the deadlock. As Haber agonized over the decision, his wife, Clara, a chemist herself who had sacrificed her own career to support his, implored him not to go through with it. But Haber, his opportunity to become a true German hero finally at hand, agreed to help the military - and became the father of modern chemical warfare. Ultimately, the tragedy of Haber's legacy was personal as well. Clara, horrified by his decision, committed suicide in protest.

Haber won awards at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and the Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2008, and at the Columbia University Film Festival in 2009
 
Online Resources
Haber on imdb.com