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6.8In 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.
Released: 2014-09-2598 minDir: Christian PetzoldDramaBox office: $5.9M
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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
Themes
- 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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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
21,307 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
89/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Music
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 17 wins & 30 nominations total
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