Phoenix
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.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Tempus, Schramm Film, ARTE, WDR, BR
- Keyword: berlin, germany, based on novel or book, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, singing, disfigured face, concentration camp survivor, neo-noir, face bandage
- Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge
