The German Doctor (2013)

The true 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.

Director:

Lucía Puenzo

Writer:

Lucía Puenzo

Stars:

Alex Brendemühl, Diego Peretti, Guillermo Pfening

19 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Brendemühl	...	Mengele
Natalia Oreiro	...	Eva
Diego Peretti	...	Enzo
Elena Roger	...	Nora Eldoc
Guillermo Pfening	...	Klaus
Florencia Bado	...	Lilith
Alan Daicz	...	Tomás
Nicolas Marsella	...	Polo
Ana Pauls	...	Nurse
Juan I. Martínez	...	Otto
Carlos Kaspar	...	Dueño de la fabrica
Abril Braunstein	...	Ailín
Maria V. Barret	...	Iva
Benito E. Crespo	...	Cursis
Sebástian Cáneva	...	Hijo de Cursis

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mengele | doctor | nazi war criminal | human experiment | wanted man | 

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Taglines:

From the international best-selling novel. (UK release poster)

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Genres:

Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lucía Puenzo wrote the book that the movie is based on, she also wrote the screenplay, produced and directed the movie.

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Goofs

When Eva does the translation on the sheet of paper, her writing appears on the top fold of the paper, but in the next scene, it is well below the fold.

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Quotes

Lilith: That is why I chose Wacolda. It was the strangest of them all. Just like me.

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Soundtracks

Rain Song
Written by Warren Ellis, Mick Turner & Jim White
Performed by Dirty Three
Copyright BMG rights UK, Published by Warner UK

User Reviews

impressive

more than a movie , it is an experience. a special puzzle from many historical details and a thriller who seduce at whole. because all is at perfect place - the acting, the script, the music. and the cold feeling about the evil essence. a remarkable film for the smart use of past shadows. and for the manner to explore each. Alex Brendemuhl does one of his great roles as one of post war legends. Natalia Oreira is far by soap opera classic circle. and the landscapes are ideal tool to suggest, to define the atmosphere. a movie for reflection. because its message remains universal. and it seems be more and more important. against forgetting. and as brilliant example of precise movie about past stains.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Argentina Spain Norway France

Language:

Spanish German Hebrew

Release Date:

25 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The German Doctor

Filming Locations:

Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,259, 27 April 2014

Gross USA:

$418,392

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,635,718

Company Credits

Production Co:

Historias Cinematograficas Cinemania, Cine.Ar, P&P Endemol Argentina

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1