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La desaparición de Josef Mengele
2025 | B/N | 135:00
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.

Country: Francia, Alemania, México, Estados Unidos, Reino Unido
Direction: Serebrennikov; Kirill
Script: Serebrennikov; Kirill
Production: Gillibert; Charles, Vizinberg; Yan, Chavezmontes; Julio, Honor; Abigail, Stewart; Ilya, Biessy; Mélanie, Cooper; Christopher, von Boehm; Felix
Photography: Opelyants; Vladislav
Sound: Almeida-Ribeiro; David
Music: Demutsky; Ilya
Cast:Diehl; August, Herfurth; Dana, Kreibich; Mirco, Láng; Annamária, Klaussner; Burghart, Bretschneider; Max, Becht; Friederike, Ruland; David
Art direction: Ogay; Vlad
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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