Phoenix
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.
- Year: 2014
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Schramm Film, WDR, BR, ARTE
- Keyword: berlin, germany, based on novel or book, world war ii, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, singing, disfigured face, concentration camp survivor, neo-noir, face bandage
- Director: Christian Petzold
- Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge

