After the Truth(1999)

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.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Roland Suso Richter

Actors: Kai Wiesinger, Götz George, Karoline Eichhorn, Doris Schade, Peter Roggisch, Bastian Trost, Peter Rühring, Michaela Rosen, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Traugott Buhre

Release date: 1999-09-23

Country of origin: Germany

Length: 2h 8m

Ratings:

• 7.3/10