

Phoenix
A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.
In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.
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

Jeff Burrell
Soldat im Club

Nikola Kastner
Junge Frau

Max Hopp
Der Mann

Megan Gay
Mitarbeiterin Zentralstelle Halensee

Kirsten Block
Wirtin
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Storyline
In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.
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