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Phoenix

2014 · 98 min Drama
6.8 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2014
Country Germany
Genre Drama
Director Christian Petzold
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.8/10 (476 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Christian Petzold

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Nelly Lenz

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Johnny Lenz

Nina Kunzendorf

Nina Kunzendorf

Lene Winter

Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter

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Michael Maertens

Michael Maertens

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Imogen Kogge

Imogen Kogge

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Felix Römer

Felix Römer

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Uwe Preuss

Uwe Preuss

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Valerie Koch

Valerie Koch

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Eva Bay

Eva Bay

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