Phoenix
"A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival."
2014-09-25
6.833
de 98mDrama
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.
Director
Christian Petzold
Producer
Michael Weber
Stunt Coordinator
Rainer Werner
Production Design
Klaus-Dieter Gruber
Original Music Composer
Stefan Will
Director of Photography
Hans Fromm
berlin, germany based on novel or book world war ii auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp singing disfigured face concentration camp survivor neo-noir face bandage
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$5,855,623Countries
- Germany
Companies
- Schramm Film
- WDR
- BR
- ARTE
