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Phoenix

A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.

PG-13 Drama

Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens

Writer: Hubert Monteilhet, Harun Farocki, Christian Petzold

Release Date:
September 25, 2014
Ratings:
6.8 / 10
Director:
Christian Petzold
Companies:
Schramm Film

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.