Country Saksamaa, Prantsusmaa, Mehhiko
Director Kirill Serebrennikov
Cast August Diehl, Friederike Becht, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaußner, Sergey Podymin
Language saksa, portugali, hispaania, inglise, Ungari
Subtitle Language estonian, inglise
Levitaja PÖFF
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Josef Mengele was the physician and SS officer whose horrific experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz earned him the sobriquet ‘Angel of Death’.
Based on the novel by Olivier Guez “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele” displays the brio and ambition characteristic of director Kirill Serebrennikov, although the film is in a markedly different mode from previous stylised exercises; notably “Leto”, “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” and last year’s freewheeling biopic “Limonov”. “Disappearance” revolves around an imposing lead – sometimes subtle, sometimes a touch barnstorming – by a largely unrecognisabl...Show more
Josef Mengele was the physician and SS officer whose horrific experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz earned him the sobriquet ‘Angel of Death’.
Based on the novel by Olivier Guez “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele” displays the brio and ambition characteristic of director Kirill Serebrennikov, although the film is in a markedly different mode from previous stylised exercises; notably “Leto”, “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” and last year’s freewheeling biopic “Limonov”. “Disappearance” revolves around an imposing lead – sometimes subtle, sometimes a touch barnstorming – by a largely unrecognisable August Diehl.
Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily
Show lessWhat is the special program “PÖFF 29”?
29. Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival 7.-23. novembrini Sõpruse kinos.
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