I went to a special preview screening of this movie last night in London. There were little counterfeit £5 notes left on all the seat in the cinema which was a nice publicity touch. I thoroughly enjoyed the film, in fact I definitely say it's one of the best Holocaust films - easily up there with Schindler's List, and Life Is Beautiful. The story is gripping and fascinating, how this group of men survived the war. The performances by Karl Markovics, August Diehl and Devid Striesow were very good indeed. I highly recommend this to everyone. Afterwards I read an interview with the director. *small spoiler* He said the scene where the prisoners are playing ping-pong, while outside their section other, less fortunate, prisoners are being brutalized and murdered could be an analogy for the kind of world we live in today. We get on with our rather material and sheltered lives, while in other, less fortunate countries, people are brutalised and murdered (e.g. Darfur). Amazing, made me really think about things. *end of small spoiler* If you want to see a film that will force you to think, keep you gripped, and leave you with a well of emotions, this is for you.
Review of The Counterfeiters
