Mata Hari. The sex symbol of her time. Internationally famous dancer. Shameless prostitue. Treacherous spy.
As a German double agent, she was blamed for the deaths of 50,000 French soldiers and executed. Her sensational trial shocked Europe. But was she really the ultimate black widow, betraying lovers on both sides of the war? Or was she a fiercely independent woman, scapegoated for the horrors of World War I.
"Without scruple, without pity, leaving ruined lovers to blow their brains out, she was a born spy." - Prosecutor Bouchardon
Mata Hari. The sex symbol of her time. Internationally famous dancer. Shameless prostitue. Treacherous spy.
As a German double agent, she was blamed for the deaths of 50,000 French soldiers and executed. Her sensational trial shocked Europe. But was she really the ultimate black widow, betraying lovers on both sides of the war? Or was she a fiercely independent woman, scapegoated for the horrors of World War I.
"Without scruple, without pity, leaving ruined lovers to blow their brains out, she was a born spy." - Prosecutor Bouchardon