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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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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 315178
- Official website
- www.phoenix-der-film.de
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- publication date
- 2015-08-06
- title
- Phoenix
- review score
- 7.3/10
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Categories
2014 drama films2014 English-language films2014 films2014 German films2014 German-language films2014 multilingual filmsEnglish-language drama filmsEnglish-language German filmsFilms about the aftermath of the HolocaustFilms based on French novelsFilms directed by Christian PetzoldFilms set in 1945Films set in BerlinFilms set in GermanyGerman drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 2 release dates