Phoenix
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 98 min · ★ 6.8 · 94% critics
In postwar Germany, a Holocaust survivor returns with a reconstructed face and a burning desire to reconnect with her past. When her former husband doesn’t recognize her and has a plan involving her resemblance, she agrees to step into the role—sparking questions about trust, identity, and belonging.
Based on Return From The Ashes
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-25
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (488 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Phoenix if you enjoy somber, suspenseful post-WWII character drama focused on identity and trust; Not for you if you want fast pacing or don’t enjoy stories that ask you to question believability like Transit.
Pros: haunting performances; postwar atmosphere; gripping tension | Cons: very slow pacing; premise hard to believe; some contrived elements
Themes
- berlin, germany
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
- singing
- disfigured face
- concentration camp survivor
- neo-noir
- face bandage
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Nina Hoss
as Nelly Lenz
Ronald Zehrfeld
as Johnny Lenz
Nina Kunzendorf
as Lene Winter
Trystan Pütter
as Soldat an Brücke
Michael Maertens
as Arzt
Imogen Kogge
as Elisabeth
Felix Römer
as Geiger
Uwe Preuss
as Clubbesitzer
Valerie Koch
as Tänzerin
Eva Bay
as Tänzerin
Directed by Christian Petzold