The German Doctor (2013)
Wakolda (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 33min
- Drama, Thriller
- 25 Apr 2014 (USA)
- Movie
The story of an Argentine family who lived with Josef Mengele without knowing his true identity, and of a girl who fell in love with one of the biggest criminals of all time.
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Awards:
- 19 wins & 22 nominations.
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Cast
| Alex Brendemühl | ... |
Mengele
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| Natalia Oreiro | ... |
Eva
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| Diego Peretti | ... |
Enzo
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| Elena Roger | ... |
Nora Eldoc
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| Guillermo Pfening | ... |
Klaus
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| Florencia Bado | ... |
Lilith
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Alan Daicz | ... |
Tomás
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Nicolas Marsella | ... |
Polo
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Ana Pauls | ... |
Enfermera
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Juan I. Martínez | ... |
Otto
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Carlos Kaspar | ... |
Dueño de la fábrica
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Abril Braunstein | ... |
Ailín
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Maria V. Barret | ... |
Iva
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Benito E. Crespo | ... |
Cursis
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Sebástian Cáneva | ... |
Hijo de Cursis
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Hartmut Becher | ... |
Director de colegio
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Valeria Radivo | ... |
Professora
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Ricardo Truppel | ... |
Veterinario
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Marcelo 'Hos' Bearzi | ... |
Dueño de la hostería
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Maia Muravchik | ... |
Mujer del austriaco
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Tobías González Varceló | ... |
Gemelo 1
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Matíaz Zunino | ... |
Gemelo 2
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Martín Willnecker | ... |
Adolescente 1
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Tomás Jacob | ... |
Adolescente 2
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Brian Sichel | ... |
Adolescente
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Julia Zey | ... |
Adolescente 4
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Sofía Stieglitz | ... |
Adolescente 5
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Diego Acosta | ... |
Preceptor
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Directed by
| Lucía Puenzo | ||
Written by
| Lucía Puenzo | ... | () |
Produced by
| Fernando Abadi | ... | associate producer |
| Nicolás Batlle | ... | co-executive producer |
| Christian Cardoner | ... | producer |
| Mariano Gold | ... | associate producer |
| Gudny Hummelvoll | ... | producer |
| Stan Jakubowicz | ... | producer |
| Axel Kuschevatzky | ... | producer |
| José María Morales | ... | producer |
| Stéphane Parthenay | ... | associate producer |
| Lucía Puenzo | ... | producer |
| Mariano Suez | ... | associate producer |
| Fabienne Vonier | ... | producer |
Music by
| Andrés Goldstein | ||
| Daniel Tarrab | ... | music composer |
Cinematography by
| Nicolás Puenzo | ||
Editing by
| Hugo Primero | ||
Editorial Department
| Beto Acevedo | ... | film lab supervisor |
| Karim El Katari | ... | color timer: Eclair |
| Hernan Garbarino | ... | assistant editor |
| Leandro Zarucchi | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| María Laura Berch | ||
Art Direction by
| Marcelo Chaves | ||
Set Decoration by
| Antonella Pasini | ||
Makeup Department
| Maria Catalina Cangero | ... | hair stylist |
| Alberto Moccia | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Eléonore Anselme | ... | assistant producer |
| Paola Cicchini | ... | assistant production manager |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Lina Montello | ... | assistant production manager |
| Lilia Scenna | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marcos Izaguirre | ... | second assistant director |
| Marcello Pozzo | ... | first assistant director |
| Claudio Reiter | ... | first assistant director |
| Mariana Cavagnaro Rouge | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Alejandro Cortona | ... | props |
| Matías Martínez | ... | set designer |
| Silvia Parravicini | ... | assistant art director |
| Frank Rizzo | ... | poster artist: Romania |
Sound Department
| Valerio Brini | ... | re-recording mixer: Italian Language |
| Gigi Chaves | ... | foley artist |
| Giselle Chaves | ... | foley artist |
| Facundo Paco Girón | ... | boom operator |
| Roberto Migone | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Andrés Perugini | ... | sound editor |
| Fernando Soldevila | ... | re-recording mixer / sound recordist |
| Eugenio Fernández Taboada | ... | foley recordist / sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Franco Burattini | ... | weapon master |
Visual Effects by
| Ignacio Alaniz | ... | visual effects artist |
| María Inés Borgnino | ... | digital compositor |
| Lucas Carracedo | ... | visual effects artist |
| Leopoldo Castro | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ezequiel Cesana | ... | visual effects artist |
| Matías Derkacz | ... | compositor |
| Nicolás Gonzalez | ... | visual effects |
| Luciano Maggio | ... | visual effects artist |
| Matias Ezequiel Mastrogiano | ... | visual effects artist |
| Leonardo Perrotta | ... | visual effects |
| Ignacio Pol | ... | visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sebastián Puenzo | ... | still photographer |
| Andrés Tewel | ... | electrician (as Andrés Tewell) |
Casting Department
| Tatiana Cannistraci | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nora Lia Alaluf | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Ignacio D'Amore | ... | costume assistant |
| Beatriz Di Benedetto | ... | wardrobe |
| Pilar Gonzalez | ... | additional wardrobe |
Location Management
| José Luis García Espina | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| María Laura Bonavita | ... | music clearance |
| Warren Ellis | ... | composer: additional music |
| Andrea Engel | ... | music: production |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pablo Ramos | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Anne Berjon | ... | production assistant / production assistant: France |
| Gudrun Burie | ... | publicist |
| María Calcagno | ... | production assistant |
| Marie-France Dupagne | ... | publicist |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | cost controller |
| Adrian Fiszbejn | ... | production runner |
| Carolina Gaudenzi | ... | production assistant |
| Philippe Leconte | ... | miscellaneous crew: legal supervisor - France |
| Barbara Van Lombeek | ... | publicist |
| Fernando Madedo | ... | communication designer |
| Sebastián Puenzo | ... | making of |
| Arancha R. De Buen | ... | production coordinator |
| Mariana Cavagnaro Rouge | ... | second assistant director |
Production Companies
- Historias Cinematograficas (produced by)
- Cine.Ar (associate producer)
- P&P Endemol Argentina (associate producer)
- Televisión Federal (Telefe) (co-produced by)
- Distribution Company (co-produced by)
- The Stan Jakubowicz Co. (co-produced by)
- Hummelfilm (co-produced by)
- Wanda Visión S.A. (co-produced by)
- Pyramide Productions (co-produced by)
- Moviecity (co-produced by)
Distributors
- Pyramide International (2013) (World-wide)
- Arti Film (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Hagi Film (2014) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (2014) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2014) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Academy 2 (2013) (Italy)
- Argentina Video Home (2014) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Arti Film (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Distribution Company (2013) (Argentina)
- First Run Features (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Imovision (2013) (Brazil)
- Laptv (2014) (Argentina) (tv)
- Madman Entertainment (2013) (Australia)
- Madman Entertainment (2013) (New Zealand)
- Medyavizyon (2013) (Turkey)
- Nachshon Films (2013) (Israel)
- Nirvana Films S.A. (2013) (Spain)
- PARLUX Entertainment (2014) (Romania)
- Peccadillo Pictures (2013) (Ireland)
- Peccadillo Pictures (2013) (United Kingdom)
- Pyramide Distribution (2013) (France)
- Swallow Wings (2013) (Taiwan)
- Videorama (2013) (Greece)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2013) (Switzerland)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2018) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Patagonia, 1960. A German doctor (Alex Brendemühl) meets an Argentinean family and follows them on a long desert road to a small town where the family will be starting a new life. Eva (Natalia Oreiro), Enzo (Diego Peretti) and their three children welcome the doctor into their home and entrust their young daughter, Lilith (Florencia Bado), to his care, not knowing that they are harboring one of the most dangerous criminals in the world. At the same time, Israeli agents are desperately looking to bring THE GERMAN DOCTOR to justice. Based on filmmaker Lucía Puenzo's (XXY) fifth novel, the story follows Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death," a German SS officer and a physician at the Auschwitz concentration camp, in the years he spent "hiding", along with many other Nazi's, in South America following his escape from Germany. Mengele was considered to be one of WWII's most heinous Nazi war criminals. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Nada es más misterioso que la sangre. [Nothing is more mysterious than the blood.] See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,600,000, 11 Jul 2013 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | For her role of Eva, actress Natalia Oreiro studied German language for two months prior to shooting. More than half of her dialogs are in fact in German. See more » |
| Goofs | The film is set in the year 1960, but the four-door Chevrolet Impala he drives throughout the film appears to be a 1965 or later model. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Swing See more » |
| Quotes |
Lilith:
That is why I chose Wakolda. It was the strangest of them all. Just like me. See more » |