Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele
From Buenos Aires to Paraguay, and deep into the Brazilian jungle, "The Angel of Death" orchestrated his methodical disappearance and evaded trial. However, when his son found him, Mengele was confronted with a past he could no longer deny.
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele is a psychologically compelling, visually mesmerizing portrait of one of the most elusive war criminals, who managed to evade the authorities until the day he died.
Director Kirill Serebrennikov (Leto, Petrov’s Flu) adapted Olivier Guez’s award-winning novel into a gripping cat-and-mouse game between memory, oblivion, guilt, and denial. His film is both an uncompromising unmasking of the darkest depths of the human soul and a reflection of our current, disturbing times. The Disappearance of Josef Mengele had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was notable for August Diehl’s outstanding performance as the unrelenting Nazi executioner.
- Direction
- Kirill Serebrennikov
- Cast
- August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, Dana Herfurth, Friederike Becht, Mirco Kreibich
- Duration
- 135 min
- RELEASE
- Thu 16 Oct
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- Germany, France
- Language
- German
- Subtitles
- Dutch