November 1945. The world turned to the German city of Nuremberg where Nazi leaders were to be held accountable for their crimes against humanity. Hundreds of journalists from around the world lived together for months in a designated castle as they reported from the courtroom. This documentary gets to the heart of the ‘trial of the century’.

Spring 1946: The evidence against the leaders of the Nazi regime is overwhelming. But as the assembled journalists observe the allies fall out and the Cold War starting, it is a race against time for justice at Nuremberg.