The German Doctor (Wakolda)

Showings

Garden Theater - Frankfort Wed, Jul 23, 2014 7:00 PM
City Opera House Thu, Jul 31, 2014 9:15 PM
Sponsored by:
Bob & Kay Stehouwer and Judy James
The Kubrick at Central Grade School Fri, Aug 1, 2014 12:00 PM
Sponsored by:
Mike & Colleen Wolfe
Film Info
Section:Foreign
Movies Around the Bay
Release Year:2013
Runtime:93 min.
Rating:PG-13
Production Country:Argentina
France
Norway
Spain
Original Language:German
Spanish
Hebrew
Subtitles:English
Web Site:http://thegermandoctorfilm.com/
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Àlex Brendemühl
Natalia Oreiro
Diego Peretti
Elena Roger
Florencia Bado
Guillermo Pfening
Director:Lucía Puenzo
Produced by:Lucía Puenzo
Screenwriter:Lucia Puenzo
Cinematography:Nicolás Puenzo
Editing By:Hugo Primero
Music By:Andrés Goldstein
Daniel Tarrab

Description

A fictionalized account of a missing chapter in the life of one of the 20th century’s most notorious war criminals, this gripping drama opens in a German community in Patagonia in 1960. Josef Mengele (the “Angel of Death”) is hiding there following revelations of the cruel and inhumane experiments performed on concentration camp inmates at his behest. We meet Mengele through the eyes of twelve-year-old Lilith, whose family is unknowingly hosting the fugitive in their hotel. During their time together, Mengele takes a sinister interest in naïve Lilith, who proves a willing party to his new experiments to help make her taller. Argentina’s submission for Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, “The German Doctor” is a provocative thriller tinged with mystery and suspense.