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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele

Germany, France | 2025 | 136 min

Language: German, Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian

Subtitles: English

Suitable for audiences aged 16 and above


Director(s): Kiril Serebrennikov

Script: Kirill Serebrennikov based on the book by Olivier Guez

Cast: August Diehl, Max Bretschneider David, Ruland, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaussner, Heinz K. Krattiger, Carlos Kaspar, Santino Lucci, Ramiro Lucci

Production: CG Cinéma International, Lupa Film, Scala Films, Piano, Lorem Ipsum

Distribution: Kinology


Black & White + Colour | Thriller | Drama


Filmatisation History War Talking Point Family Sense of Danger Abuse True Story


Letterboxd

Screenings:

”Through time-jumping flashbacks and depictions of the post-war fascist circles surrounding [Josef] Mengele in Latin America, [Kirill] Serebrennikov recreates a chilling atmosphere shaped by the apparently immortal ideology concerning a pure race of perfect humans. And once again, as in Limonov: The Ballad, he centres on an unlikeable character but devotes equal attention to his surroundings in order to probe rarely discussed controversies.”

Marianna Hristova, [Cineuropa](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/477768/).

Features disturbing violent imagery.