Moloch is the name given to a malevolent divinity worshipped by several ancient cultures - Greeks, Carthaginians, and Idolatrous Jews. This pagan idol, however, has always been associated with human sacrifice, having become known also as "Prince of the Vale of Tears" and "Sower of Plague".

Moloch was the title chosen for a study of the day-to-day life of Adolph Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun. The controversial film was awarded the Prize for Best Script at the Cannes Film Festival/99.

In the Bavarian Alps, a solitary Eva Braun receives a visit from the much feared Führer. He is not alone: Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, and Martin Bormann, his principal advisor, are with him. Orders are not to mention war, although this is the spring of 1942. Tension, however, is evident from Eva's impatience and nonconformism. She knows she can not compete with her lover's dedication to the Reich and, at this stage, can no longer stand his absurd speeches and hypochondria. Even so, only she is able to understand him and the only voice to dare to contradict him.