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The Counterfeiters

2007 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.4 · 86% critics

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During World War II, a Jewish prisoner with rare forgery skills is forced into a Nazi-run counterfeiting workshop inside a concentration camp. Given better conditions than other inmates, he and the team face constant pressure to produce perfect fake currency while wrestling with fear, survival, and the cost of cooperation.

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Details
Original title
Die Fälscher
Years
2007
Release date
2007-03-22
Language
German
Runtime
98 min
Critic score
86/100
TMDB rating
7.4/10 (686 votes)
About

If you want a WWII drama that’s tense, thought-provoking, and focused on survival choices rather than battlefield action, this may click; Not for you if you avoid bleak camp settings or moral gray areas like in Europa Europa or In Darkness.

Pros: gripping moral dilemma; tense, immersive atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: some thin character depth; grim subject matter; may feel formulaic

Themes

  • nazi
  • concentration camp
  • holocaust (shoah)
  • world war ii
  • sachsenhausen
  • counterfeit
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • german jew
  • forgery
  • 1940s
  • forger

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2008
  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2008 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2008 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky