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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

2025 · 135 min

A cold, methodical descent into the banality of evil, watching a man justify himself while the world slowly closes in.

Directed by
Kirill Serebrennikov
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland
Overview
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor at Auschwitz, escapes to South America to rebuild his life in hiding. Through the eyes of his son who finds him again, Mengele is confronted with a past he can no longer ignore. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay via Brazil, the man who became known as “The Angel of Death” will organize his methodical disappearance to avoid any form of trial.

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Directed by
Kirill Serebrennikov
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland
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  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
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period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
history, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaußner, Friederike Becht, Carlos Kaspar, Heinz K. Krattiger
Music
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Cinematography
Vladislav Opelyants
Runtime
135 min
Country
Germany, France, Latvia, Mexico, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States of America, Argentina
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish, German, Hungarian

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