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The Forger

The Forger

Germany, Luxembourg 116 min.

In her early twenties, Cioma Schönhaus wants to discover life, but has the misfortune of living as a Jew in Berlin during the 1940s.

Since the best hiding places are where the most searches take place, Ciomi decides to hide in public to avoid deportation. He inserts himself into the night life of the city, using the identity of a marine he created himself. During the day, he forges ID cards using a brush, some ink and his steady hand, saving many lives in this way. His talent puts him in more and more danger and at one point there is no safe place for him. As everyone around him falls into the clutches of the Nazis, he will have to risk a last-minute escape to escape the city, but also his false identity; in his pocket he has the last forged identity card, this time with his real name on it.

Showtime

  • Sat 20.05.2023. 20:00

Location

Polyvalent hall - Duke's Palace

Poljana Šime Budinića 3
23000 Zadar

Original title
Der Passfälscher
Director
Maggie Peren
Scenario
Maggie Peren, Cioma Schönhaus
Actors
Louis Hofmann, Jonathan Berlin, Luna Wedler, Nina Gummich, André Jung, Marc Limpach, Yotam Ishay, Luc Feit
Photography
Christian Stangassinger
Production
Dreifilm, Amour Fou Luxembourg, Network Movie Film-und Fernsehproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE
Distribution
Discovery