Phoenix

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Phoenix

PG-13

Released Jul 24, 2015

1h 38m

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After undergoing reconstructive surgery, a concentration camp survivor (Nina Hoss) tries to find out if her husband (Ronald Zehrfeld) betrayed her to the Nazis.

Critics Consensus

Tense, complex, and drenched in atmosphere, Phoenix is a well-acted, smartly crafted war drama that finds writer-director Christian Petzold working at peak power.

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

Phoenix, Christian Petzold's meditation on individual and cinematic ouroboros, lands on Blu-ray with a masterful transfer from the Criterion Collection.

Apr 27, 2016

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Catherine Wheatley

Sight & Sound

This is cinema at its most ineffable and its most potent.

Jan 15, 2016

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J. Hoberman

Tablet

The movie is fluid, suspenseful, and preposterous-although, more historically than psychologically, and not necessarily in a negative sense.

Dec 31, 2015

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

A tale of conflicting identity or revenge? Or both? You decide. This all leads to arguably my favorite ending to any film all year...

Aug 2, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The story sometimes pushes the bounds of implausibility yet it is never a problem within the film’s parable-like framework.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Petzold's direction is simple and natural, far removed from the expressive formal styles of Hitchcock and Frankenheimer in their respective films about a facial transmigration.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 23, 2022

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Jack S

It’s a tribute to this engrossing film that viewers can foresee the inevitable conclusion early on and yet still experience an emotional wallop during the reveal in the last act. I was drawn into the story of this damaged individual so completely that I didn’t register the “implausibility” mentioned by many of the critics. Hoss is simply unforgettable here as a holocaust survivor uncertain about learning the truth behind a betrayal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Abdulla A

He didn't recognise his own wife because she was disfigured, I understand. But what about her voice. Am I expected to believe he never remembered her voice. This film broke the contract between story and my believability. It never made any sense.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Godfrey D

It's a really good movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Bulgantamir B

i think marvel s movie perfect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/24

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Bahad j

I really liked the characters and actions of the actors

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Synopsis

After undergoing reconstructive surgery, a concentration camp survivor (Nina Hoss) tries to find out if her husband (Ronald Zehrfeld) betrayed her to the Nazis.

Director: Christian Petzold
Producer: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber
Screenwriter: Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
Distributor: IFC Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Brief Suggestive Material)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.2M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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