The Forger

Oct 12 2022 N/A 1h 56m
Biography, Drama

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.

Plot

21-year-old Cioma Schönhaus won't let anyone take away his zest for life, especially not the Nazis. He wants to discover life, but has the misfortune of living as a Jewish person in Berlin in the 1940s. Since the best hiding spots are in plain sight, Cioma decides to go out into the light to escape deportation. Using the identity of a marine officer he created for himself, he throws himself into the city's nightlife and even finds a fragile hope for love during the darkest moments of the war. Throughout the day he forges IDs with just a brush, some ink and a steady hand - and saves the lives of many others. His talent puts him in more and more danger, though, and at some point Cioma's only hope to survive is a last forged ID - with his own name on it.

Written by

Maggie Peren, Cioma Schönhaus

Directed by

Maggie Peren

Production Countries

Germany, Luxembourg

Production Companies

Network Movie, Amour Fou Luxembourg, Dreifilm

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,431
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA