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.
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Cast
27 people
Nina Hoss
Nelly Lenz
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Claudia Geisler
Frederike
Ronald Zehrfeld
Johnny Lenz
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Barbara
Nina Kunzendorf
Lene Winter
Known for
Furia
Freaks - You're One of Us
Trystan Pütter
Soldat an Brücke
Known for
Generation War
Babylon Berlin
Michael Maertens
Arzt
Known for
Bibi & Tina
Old White Man
Imogen Kogge
Elisabeth
Known for
Requiem
Barefoot
Felix Römer
Geiger
Known for
Baghead
Blood Glacier
Uwe Preuss
Clubbesitzer
Known for
Deutschland
The Signal
Valerie Koch
Tänzerin
Known for
Perfume
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
Eva Bay
Tänzerin
Known for
Constellation
Jeff Burrell
Soldat im Club
Known for
Pets United
Pandorum
Christian Petzold Director · Hubert Monteilhet Author Stefan Will Composer
Worldwide gross $5.9M · United States release July 24, 2015 · Produced in Germany, Poland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,855,623
Production
Schramm Film
Production
WDR
Production
BR
Production
ARTE
Production
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
Production
Tempus
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany · Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2014
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany · September 25, 2014
Theatrical
United States · July 24, 2015
Limited theatrical
Austria
November 1, 2014 · Premiere · Viennale
France
October 8, 2014 · Premiere · Paris German Film Festival
January 28, 2015 · Theatrical
January 11, 2017 · TV · ARTE
Germany
March 27, 2015 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
January 11, 2017 · TV · Arte
Greece
October 1, 2014 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
March 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 22, 2015 · Digital
Italy
October 22, 2014 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
February 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
August 15, 2015 · Digital
Netherlands
January 22, 2015 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
South Korea
July 22, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
June 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 16, 2017 · TV · SRF 1
United Kingdom
October 15, 2014 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 8, 2015 · Theatrical
August 31, 2015 · Physical · DVD
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