The Bahrain Daily News applauds a new German film that shows the human side of Hitler. (Hat tip: m.)

And please notice where they put the scare quotes.

BERLIN: A startlingly convincing portrayal of Adolf Hitler in a new German movie about his last 12 days is causing controversy with critics challenging its treatment of the “monster” as a human being.

The Downfall (Der Untergang), based on eyewitness accounts and on the book of that name by historian Joachim Fest, opens in German cinemas in September and is one of the country’s first attempts to characterise Hitler in a film.

Told from the point of view of Traudl Junge, one of Hitler’s personal secretaries, the film marks a more relaxed approach to Germany’s past, reflected in an increasing number of German-made feature films about the Nazi era.

UPDATE at 8/25/04 8:29:22 pm:

Apparently, those scare quotes were delivered courtesy of al-Reuters: German Film Portrays Hitler’s Human Side.