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After the Truth 1999 Directed by Roland Suso Richter Nichts als die Wahrheit

The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gneres Drama , Thriller
Release Date 23 September 1999
128 mins
Cast
Götz George Josef Mengele
Kai Wiesinger Peter Rohm
Karoline Eichhorn Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Doris Schade Hilde Rohm
Hans Peter Hallwachs Medizinsachverständiger
Traugott Buhre Dabrowski
Stephan Schwartz Daniel Ginsberg
Wolfgang Dehler Genetiker
Michaela Rosen Gunda Friedrichs
Elsa Grube-Deister Perl Goldstein
Peter Roggisch Heribert Vogt
Peter Rühring Dr.Füglein
Detlef Bothe Siebert
Frank Röth Dr.Wendler
Bastian Trost Felix Hillmann
Peer Martiny Adlatus Vogt
Jockel Tschiersch Kommissar Wichmann
Michael Schenk Untersuchungsrichter Kürten