Phoenix

1h 38min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Tempus

Schramm Film

ARTE

WDR

BR

Cast

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Nelly Lenz
Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Johnny Lenz
Nina Kunzendorf

Nina Kunzendorf

Lene Winter
Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter

Soldat an Brücke
Imogen Kogge

Imogen Kogge

Elisabeth
Uwe Preuss

Uwe Preuss

Clubbesitzer
Valerie Koch

Valerie Koch

Tänzerin
Eva Bay

Eva Bay

Tänzerin
Jeff Burrell

Jeff Burrell

Soldat im Club
Nikola Kastner

Nikola Kastner

Junge Frau
Max Hopp

Max Hopp

Der Mann
Megan Gay

Megan Gay

Mitarbeiterin Zentralstelle Halensee
Frank Seppeler

Frank Seppeler

Alfred Mohnhaupt
Tim Lorenz

Tim Lorenz

PHEONIX Clubband: Schlagzeug
Paul Kleber

Paul Kleber

PHEONIX Clubband: Kontrabass
Ralf Denker

Ralf Denker

PHEONIX Clubband: Gitarre
Valentin Gregor

Valentin Gregor

PHEONIX Clubband: Violine
Stefan Will

Stefan Will

PHEONIX Clubband: Piano
Sofia Exss

Sofia Exss

Zigarettenmädchen (uncredited)

Release date

25th Sep 2014

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English