After the Truth (1999)
September 23, 1999
Drama, Thriller
2h 8m
The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Roland Suso Richter
- Josef Mengele Götz George
- Peter Rohm Kai Wiesinger
- Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger Karoline Eichhorn
- Hilde Rohm Doris Schade
- Medizinsachverständiger Hans Peter Hallwachs
- Dabrowski Traugott Buhre
- Daniel Ginsberg Stephan Schwartz
- Gunda Friedrichs Michaela Rosen
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Keywords
- mengele