TORONTO:

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) witnessed one of its most stirring premieres this weekend as Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek led the charge in Nuremberg, a gripping historical drama that revisits the landmark war crimes trials of Nazi leaders in the aftermath of World War II.

The film is adapted from Jack El-Hai's 2013 non-fiction book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist drew a roaring four-minute standing ovation, setting an early high point for the festival's 50th edition.

Directed by James Vanderbilt, Nuremberg chronicles the proceedings against 22 of the Third Reich's most senior figures, tried in 1945-46 before an international tribunal for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.

The film focused on the complex relationship between US

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