Phoenix (2015, Petzold) S: Hoss, Zehrfeld

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Phoenix (2015, Petzold) S: Hoss, Zehrfeld

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A disfigured concentration-camp survivor (Nina Hoss), unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband (Ronald Zehrfeld) who might have betrayed her to the Nazis.

This German film is finally opening states-side and I highly recommend it. Pretty unconventional story with great performances, not your typical Holocaust-related fare (just in the sense that it's not overly maudlin). It premiered in NYC and LA a couple weeks ago and is slowly rolling out in the rest of the country. If it's playing near you, worth checking out.