Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Phoenix end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Phoenix easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Phoenix

Name: Phoenix
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens

A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.

Directed by Christian Petzold

Produced by Schramm Film, WDR

201498 min6.8 / 10

A haunting neo-noir meditation on identity, betrayal, and survival in post-war Berlin, where a disfigured concentration camp survivor tests her husband's fidelity by becoming a stranger to him.

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.

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Doomed Romantic Obsession Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Berlin, Germany Based On Novel Or Book World War Ii Auschwitz-birkenau Concentration Camp Singing Disfigured Face Concentration Camp Survivor Neo-noir Face Bandage

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Phoenix sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Phoenix scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Phoenix end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Phoenix easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Phoenix violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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