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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.
2014 · Directed by Christian Petzold · 98 min · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.
Crew
- Screenplay: Christian Petzold
- Cinematography: Hans Fromm
- Edited by: Bettina Böhler
- Music: Stefan Will
- Production design: Klaus-Dieter Gruber
- Produced by: Michael Weber, Florian Koerner von Gustorf
Cast
- Nina Hoss as Nelly Lenz
- Ronald Zehrfeld as Johnny Lenz
- Nina Kunzendorf as Lene Winter
- Trystan Pütter as Soldat an Brücke
- Michael Maertens as Arzt
- Imogen Kogge as Elisabeth
- Felix Römer as Geiger
- Uwe Preuss as Clubbesitzer
- Valerie Koch as Tänzerin
- Eva Bay as Tänzerin
Production
- Country: Germany
- Language: German, English
- Studios: Schramm Film, WDR, BR, ARTE
- Box office: $5,855,623
- Themes: berlin, germany, based on novel or book, world war ii, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, singing, disfigured face, concentration camp survivor, neo-noir, face bandage
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