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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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Schramm Film, WDR, BR, ARTE
Keywords
- 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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Top 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
Top Crew
Christian Petzold · Director, Screenplay
Hubert Monteilhet · Novel
Stefan Will · Composer
Hans Fromm · Cinematographer
Bettina Böhler · Editor
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