Film
Phoenix (2014)
A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.
Drama· Directed by Christian Petzold· 98 min
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.
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Top billing
- 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