A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.
German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly survived Auschwitz but had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her face was disfigured. Without recognizing Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelganger.
berlin, germany
based on novel or book
auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
singing
disfigured face
concentration camp survivor
neo-noir
face bandage