Drama · Germany · 2014 · 1h 38m

Phoenix

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Director
Christian Petzold
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
Crew
Hans Fromm — Director of Photography Bettina Böhler — Editor Stefan Will — Original Music Composer Christian Petzold — Screenplay Hubert Monteilhet — Novel Michael Weber — Producer
Tagline

A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Phoenix — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
berlin, germanybased on novel or bookworld war iiauschwitz-birkenau concentration campsingingdisfigured faceconcentration camp survivorneo-noirface bandage
Key Collaborators
Christian Petzold Director Hans Fromm Director of Photography Bettina Böhler Editor Stefan Will Original Music Composer Christian Petzold Screenplay Hubert Monteilhet Novel Michael Weber Producer Florian Koerner von Gustorf Producer Klaus-Dieter Gruber Production Design Anette Guther Costume Design
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