Genres
After the Truth (Nichts als die Wahrheit)
Overview
The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979.
Key Crew
Director: Roland Suso Richter
Writer: Johannes W. Betz
Screenplay: Christopher Riley
Top Cast
Götz George
Josef Mengele
Kai Wiesinger
Peter Rohm
Karoline Eichhorn
Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Doris Schade
Hilde Rohm
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Medizinsachverständiger
Traugott Buhre
Dabrowski
Stephan Schwartz
Daniel Ginsberg
Wolfgang Dehler
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