Phoenix

Drama | 2014-09-25 | France, Germany, Poland

6.9 / 10

98 min.

A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.

German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly survived Auschwitz but had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her face was disfigured. Without recognizing Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelganger.

Tempus

Schramm Film

ARTE

WDR

BR