Movie·2014·1h 38m
Phoenix
A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.
Country
Germany
Language
German
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The Story
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.
Producer
Michael Weber, Piotr Strzelecki
Cinematography
Hans Fromm
Music
Stefan Will
Editor
Bettina Böhler
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
482 votes
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// cast
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
Valerie Koch
Tänzerin
Eva Bay
Tänzerin
Jeff Burrell
Soldat im Club
Nikola Kastner
Junge Frau
Max Hopp
Der Mann
Megan Gay
Mitarbeiterin Zentralstelle Halensee
Kirsten Block
Wirtin
Frank Seppeler
Alfred Mohnhaupt
Daniela Holtz
Sigrid
Kathrin Wehlisch
Monika
// crew
Crew
Christian Petzold
Director, Screenplay
Michael Weber
Producer
Piotr Strzelecki
Executive Producer
Bettina Böhler
Editor
Florian Koerner von Gustorf
Producer
Jacek Gaczkowski
Executive Producer
Stefan Will
Original Music Composer
Hans Fromm
Director of Photography
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