Project Detail

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

Synopsis

The story of notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele during his fugitive years, from Paraguay to the Brazilian jungle.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Cannes Premiere - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Director
Kirill Serebrennikov
Producer
Mélanie Biessy, Julio Chavezmontes, Christopher Cooper, Charles Gillibert, Abigail Honor, Ilya Stewart, Yan Vizinberg, Felix von Boehm
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik, Danny Cohen, Igor Pronin, Svetlana Punte, Lilia Scenna, Yulia Zayceva, Vladimir Zemtsov
Editor
Hansjörg Weißbrich
Screenwriter
Olivier Guez
Director of Photography
Vladislav Opelyants
Production Designer
Maria Belen Cirio, Lyubov Korolkova, Vladislav Ogay
Principal cast
August Diehl, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaußner, Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

France, Mexico, Germany, UK, Spain co-production

Hype Studios (FR), CG Cinéma (FR), Lupa Film (DE), Arte France Cinéma (FR), Scala Films (UK), Forma Pro Films (ES), Cimarrón Cine (UY), Gold Rush Pictures (UK), Lorem Ipsum Corp. (US, UK), Piano (MX)

Sales Company

Kinology

Nathalie Jeung, Grégoire Melin
30 rue Moret
75011 Paris
France

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