Review of The Counterfeiters (2007) by Phle B — 01 Sep 2010
A group of Jewish prisoners face moral dilemmas when asked to counterfeit money for the Nazi war machine. It's great to see so many wonderful films coming out of Germany in recent years. The counterfeiters is a technical gem, beutifully shot, superbly acted and vividly "real", but without the feel of a guerilla docu-drama.
Particularly engaging about the counterfeiters are the very human situations taking place, the interactions between captors and captives swinging bizarrely between brutality and fraternisation, and relations between the inmates themselves often decaying into conflict.
This, whilst remembering that these fellows are a privileged few, the unluckier prisoners on the other side of the wall being utterly dehumanised, which is what we are more used to seeing in concentration camp films.
The ending is a little suspect but overall a very good piece of cinema.
This review of The Counterfeiters (2007) was written by Phle B on 01 Sep 2010.
The Counterfeiters has generally received very positive reviews.
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