Phoenix

A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.

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Drama

Overview

In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.

Keywords

neo-noir
based on novel or book
world war ii
auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
germany
singing
berlin
disfigured face
concentration camp survivor
face bandage
berlin, germany

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 25, 2014
Original language: German
Spoken languages: German, English
Countries: Germany, Poland
Production: WDR,ARTE,BR,Tempus,Schramm Film
Cast: Nina Hoss,Ronald Zehrfeld,Nina Kunzendorf,Trystan Pütter,Michael Maertens,Imogen Kogge,Felix Römer,Uwe Preuss,Valerie Koch,Eva Bayand 16 more
Director: Christian Petzold
Writer: Hubert Monteilhet,Harun Farocki,Christian Petzold
Producer: Michael Weber,Florian Koerner von Gustorf,Piotr Strzelecki,Jacek Gaczkowski
Cinematography: Hans Fromm
Music: Stefan Will
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $5,855,623
IMDb: tt2764784