Counterfeiters

Year: 2007

Grade: B+

Country: Germany

Director: Ruzowitsky

Review

it’s unusual to see a holocaust film these days that’s at all different from the millions that have come before it. this one’s at least a bit different from the ones i’ve seen though because the protagonist is, at least at first, a relatively unsavory character. he’s a master counterfeiter and isn’t the usual jewish saint or german devil that we’re used to seeing in these films. his german counterpart is also a more moderate german than we’re used to seeing. both are about adaptation and survival – they do what they need to do to get through the war. by the film’s end our protagonist has learned to care about more than himself, but not unbelievably so. the plot (the germans get jewish counterfeiters/printers to print british/american money to help win the war) is also interesting and different given the context.

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