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Phoenix

Directed by Christian Petzold

Starring Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld

A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.

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.