Phoenix
June, 1945. Badly injured, her face destroyed, Auschwitz survivor Nelly returns to her hometown, Berlin. She sets out to find her husband, Johnny, the love of her life who is convinced that his wife is dead. When she finally tracks him down, he recognises nothing but an unnerving resemblance. Hoping to secure her family’s inheritance, Johnny suggests to Nelly that she take on the identity of his late wife.
Reviews
“Both a powerful allegory for post-war regeneration and a rich Hitchcockian tale of mistaken identity.” – Hollywood Reporter
“Life is a bombed-out, soulless cabaret in Christian Petzold's Phoenix, a haunting portrait of identity, loss and the search for answers in post-WWII Berlin.” – Variety
""Phoenix" is an intoxicating witches' brew, equal parts melodrama and moral parable, that audaciously mixes diverse elements to compelling, disturbing effect." – L.A Times