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The Forger

The Forger

20226.11h 56m

Overview

Jewish aesthete Cioma, 21, does not let anyone take away his joy of life, especially not the Nazis. In 1942, he has to find new ways to make his living in Berlin and escape deportation. In the process he discovers his talent for forgery: not only with passports, but also his own identity.

Directed by Maggie Peren
Written by Maggie Peren, Cioma Schönhaus
Produced by Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Jutta Lieck-Klenke
Box Office0Revenue: $61K

Top Cast

Louis Hofmann

Louis Hofmann

Cioma Schönhaus

Jonathan Berlin

Jonathan Berlin

Det

Luna Wedler

Luna Wedler

Gerda

Nina Gummich

Nina Gummich

Mrs. Peters

Marc Limpach

Marc Limpach

Mr. Kaufmann

André Jung

André Jung

Mr. Dietrich

Yotam Ishay

Yotam Ishay

Ludwig Lichtwitz

Luc Feit

Luc Feit

Waiter Albert

Anouk Elias

Anouk Elias

Anna

Thomas Gräßle

Thomas Gräßle

Herr Weiss

Themes & Keywords

based on true story

About The Forger

The Forger is a drama, history film released in 2022 exploring themes of based on true story. Directed by Maggie Peren, it stars Louis Hofmann, Jonathan Berlin, Luna Wedler. Jewish aesthete Cioma, 21, does not let anyone take away his joy of life, especially not the Nazis. In 1942, he has to find new ways to make his living in Berlin and escape deportation. In the process he discovers his talent for forgery: not only with passports, but also his own identity.

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