Germany / Poland,
2014, 98 min
Directed by:
Christian PetzoldCinematography:
Hans FrommComposer:
Stefan WillCast:
Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Imogen Kogge, Kirsten Block, Eva Bay, Valerie Koch, Uwe Preuss, Max Hopp, Claudia Geisler-Bading, Nikola Kastner (more)Plots(1)
June, 1945. Badly injured, her face destroyed, Auschwitz survivor Nelly returns to Berlin. Having barely recovered from facial surgery, she sets out to find her husband Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld). Nelly’s (Nina Hoss) family has been murdered in the Holocaust - Johnny is convinced that his wife, too, is dead. When Nelly finally tracks him down he doesn’t recognise her, but seeing a resemblance Johnny asks her to take on the identity of his ‘late’ wife in order to access her inherited fortune. Nelly agrees: she becomes her own imposter. She wants to know if he loved her - and whether he betrayed her. She wants her old life back. (Soda Pictures)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
German Film Awards
- 2015 - Nina Kunzendorf (Best Supporting Female Role)
- 2015 - Nina Hoss (Best Female Lead)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2015 - Best Foreign Language Film
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2014 - Christian Petzold (FIPRESCI Award)
- 2014 - Christian Petzold (Golden Shell for Best Film)
Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF)
- 2015 - Christian Petzold (SIGNIS Award - Special Mention)
- 2015 - Christian Petzold (SIGNIS Award)