The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)

Original title

La Disparition de Josef Mengele

Directed by

Kirill Serebrennikov

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Mexico

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

14

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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