Phoenix (2014)
Ratings:
6.8 (TMDb)
Released:
2014-09-25
Runtime:
1h 38m
Genres:
Drama
Countries:
Germany
Director:
Christian Petzold
Actors:
Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge, Felix Römer, Uwe Preuss
Synopsis
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.