Phoenix

"A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival."

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.

Director: Christian Petzold

Cast

Nina Hoss

Nelly Lenz

Ronald Zehrfeld

Johnny Lenz

Nina Kunzendorf

Lene Winter

Trystan Pütter

Soldat an Brücke

Michael Maertens

Arzt

Imogen Kogge

Elisabeth

Felix Römer

Geiger

Uwe Preuss

Clubbesitzer