The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
DE RO, EN
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
DE RO, EN
Cannes Premiere 2025
Original language: German
Subtitles: Romanian, English
Directed by: Kirill Serebrennikov
Country: Germany, France
Year of production: 2025
Length: 135 minutes
Genre: Biopic, Drama
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor at Auschwitz, escapes to South America to rebuild his life in hiding. Through the eyes of his son who finds him again, Mengele is confronted with a past he can no longer ignore. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay via Brazil, the man who became known as « The Angel of Death » will organize his methodical disappearance to avoid any form of trial.
Credits
Kirill Serebrennikov – Director
Kirill Serebrennikov – Script
Casting
August Diehl
Friederike Becht
Dana Herfurth
Burghart Klaußner
