The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)
Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele
135 min
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor at Auschwitz, escapes to South America to rebuild his life in hiding. Through the eyes of his son who finds him again, Mengele is confronted with a past he can no longer ignore. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay via Brazil, the man who became known as “The Angel of Death” will organize his methodical disappearance to avoid any form of trial.
- Release date
- May 20, 2025
- Country of origin
- Spain, United States, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Argentina
- Music
- Ilya Demutskiy
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Trailer
Cast
- August Diehl as Josef Mengele
- Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider as Rolf Mengele
- David Ruland as Sedlemeier
- Dana Herfurth as Irene
- Burghart Klaußner as Karl Mengele
- Friederike Becht as Martha Mengele
- Carlos Kaspar as Alexander Eckstein
- Heinz K. Krattiger as Jung
- Johannes Hegemann as Wolfgang Gerhard
- Sven Schelker as Krug
- Christoph Gawenda as Klaus Eckstein
- Mirco Kreibich as Alois Mengele
- Tilo Werner as Geza Stammer
- Annamária Láng as Gitta Stammer
- Falk Rockstroh as Butler Falk
- Károly Hajduk as Nyzli
Crew
- Kirill Serebrennikov · Director
- Olivier Guez · Writer
- Kirill Serebrennikov · Writer
- Mélanie Biessy · Producer
- Julio Chavezmontes · Producer
- Christopher Cooper · Producer
- Charles Gillibert · Producer
- Ilya Demutskiy · Composer
- Vladislav Opelyants · Cinematographer
- Hansjörg Weißbrich · Editor
- Florencia Colman · Casting director
- Suse Marquardt · Casting director
- Mercedes Olivera Costa · Casting director
- Anna Shalashova · Casting director
- Maria Belen Cirio · Production designer
- Lyubov Korolkova · Production designer
- Vladislav Ogay · Production designer