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.
berlin, germany
based on novel or book
world war ii
auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
singing
disfigured face
concentration camp survivor
neo-noir
face bandage