Phoenix

Overview

German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly survived Auschwitz but had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her face was disfigured. Without recognizing Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelganger.

Director: Christian Petzold

Cast

Nina Hoss

Nelly Lenz

Ronald Zehrfeld

Johnny Lenz

Nina Kunzendorf

Lene Winter

Trystan Pütter

Soldat an Brücke

Michael Maertens

Arzt

Imogen Kogge

Elisabeth

Felix Römer

Geiger

Uwe Preuss

Clubbesitzer

Valerie Koch

Tänzerin

Eva Bay

Tänzerin