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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele poster
Original title
La Disparition de Josef Mengele
Directed by
Kirill Serebrennikov
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Argentina, Latvia, Germany, United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
14
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A German SS doctor escapes to South America after World War II. The film follows his years living in hiding and on the run.

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What happens

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (German: Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele) is a 2025 German-language historical drama film written and directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, based on the 2017 non-fiction novel of the same name by Olivier Guez. It stars August Diehl as Nazi SS doctor Josef Mengele, during his escape to South America. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Premiere section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May. It was theatrically released in France and Germany on 22 October. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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