Hitler's Taste Testers, the new film from Silvio Soldini, opens in theaters on the 20 May 2026. Led by Elisa Schlott, Max Riemelt and Alma Hasun, this historical drama is based on Rossella Postorino's novel, which itself draws on the late testimony of Margot Wölk, one of the women forced to taste Adolf Hitler's meals during World War II.
Hitler's Taste-Testers
Film | 2025
In theaters: May 20, 2026
Biopic, drama, historical | Runtime: 2h03
Directed by Silvio Soldini | Screenplay: Cristina Comencini, Ilaria Macchia
Starring Elisa Schlott, Max Riemelt, Alma Hasun
Original title: Le Assaggiatrici
Countries: Italy, Belgium, Switzerland
The film follows Rosa, a young woman recruited as Adolf Hitler's taste-tester. Three times a day, she and other women must eat before him to ensure the food isn’t poisoned. The simple act of eating becomes a tense ordeal, suspended between survival, fear, and political coercion.
By adapting this story for the cinema, Silvio Soldini tightens his narrative into a compact frame, focusing on a group of women confined to roles imposed by the Nazi regime. The film thus revisits an episode that long remained little known, publicly revealed by Margot Wölk toward the end of her life, before entering literature through a novel by Rossella Postorino.
The film’s visuals lean on a reconstruction inspired by historical 1940s photographs, with a palette dominated by blue-gray and magenta tones. The music is by Mauro Pagani, a collaborator credited in the project’s sound design.
The Taste of Hitler mainly targets viewers drawn to historical dramas, films based on true events, and war narratives that follow women's journeys. The film is suitable for all audiences.
Trailer for Hitler's Taste-Testers
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