The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

  • Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
  • Writer: Adolf Burger,Stefan Ruzowitzky
  • Countries of origin: Austria, Germany
  • Language: German, Russian, English, Hebrew
  • Release date: April 18, 2008
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Фальшивомонетники
  • "The Counterfeiters" is a feature film released by Filmlade , based on Adolf Burger's original "The Devils Workshop" (The Devils Workshop)   , directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky , Karl Markovics , August Diehl , Martin Blah Starring Mbach and David Strissod. 
    The film tells the story of a group of יְהוּדִים‎, Jews, Yhudim with special skills who were forced to print counterfeit banknotes for the Nazis in a concentration camp.   In 2007, the film won the 57th German Film Award for Quality Film.   In 2008, he won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. 
    On April 3, 2009, the film was released in China.

    Details

    • Release date April 18, 2008
    • Filming locations Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
    • Production companies Magnolia Filmproduktion, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Beta Cinema

    Box office

    Budget

    €4,200,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $5,488,570

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $87,514

    Gross worldwide

    $18,814,713

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kamille 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      Right and wrong Righteousness and meanness

      The film presents a problem well: survival and ethos. Under the traditional Chinese education, surviving may be rejected; the last sentence "due to the delay of the Jews in the concentration camps" will also become pale. But the vast majority of people have not experienced the fear that life is always tied to, nor the despair that sees the light of day. The protagonist's right and wrong, integrity and despicability, in my opinion, can use the words of the financial man in the group in the...

    • By Roxane 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      Speaking of Jewish superiority...

      I have seen a lot of movies about World War II, but "The Pianist" is the first one in the true sense. After that, I also watched a lot including "Life is Beautiful", "Katyn Massacre", "The Boy in Striped Pajamas", whether it was shot from the German point of view or from the perspective of Jews from other countries, more of the time was restored. The emotions and psychology of people during the war. This psychology is actually very complicated.

      Let's talk about the movie first. The...

    • By Liana 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      The world is still a concentration camp

      A story about the Nazis forced the Jews in the concentration camps to counterfeit money for them. It shows the shrewdness of the Jews and the brutality of the Nazis. The anti-war connotation is not strong, but it makes people feel a little bit about today's workplace.

      Just to name a few examples:

      1. The Nazi brigade leader never beats children at home, but he kills without blinking in the concentration camp, and finally wet his pants when facing death threats. Are there a...

    • By Amani 2022-04-22 07:01:42

      Who is the greatest?

      I watched the German film "Die Fälscher" last night. It's not a new film, it has no spectacular scenes, but it has a rare touch recently.

      The film tells the story of a forgery expert named Salomon when the Nazis forced Jews in concentration camps to make counterfeit money during World War II. The Nazi counterfeiting program at the time is no secret today. In the beginning, I really just wanted to disrupt the economic order of the enemy country. In the end, the Nazis were in financial...

    • By Fredy 2022-04-22 07:01:42

      Remembering Dachau Concentration Camp

      In 2002, I visited the Dachau concentration camp next to Munich. The iron gate with the words "Labor sets you free", the high wall, the concrete house, the short bunk bed, the bath room equipped with poison gas, the German army. It was too late for the incinerators to burn the corpses, the statues of sacrificed Jews everywhere, and the flowers in front of them... Yes, just like in the movie.
      The most impressive thing is the German tour guide who speaks English, a German boy under 30 years...

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    • By Josefina 2023-09-16 19:55:41

      Great Shanghai Cinema Hall 1 10 yuan...

    • By Magnus 2023-09-14 11:39:44

      When death becomes the norm, will you still take life...

    • By Letha 2023-09-11 17:02:13

      It's another movie with more gimmicks than stories. I really like the gloomy and dark tone of the movie. The accompaniment of the organ is really...

    • By Gennaro 2023-08-21 07:59:43

      Another concentration camp story, with a semi-documentary approach, the plot is still vivid and shocking. And your first and last Sunshine Field(?) gave it an extra layer of commemorative meaning...

    • By Archibald 2023-07-24 15:27:43

      93 It would be nice to have more scenes of making money.

    Movie plot

    The movie is a real historical event. In 1936, the Nazis ordered prisoners in concentration camps to forge a large number of foreign currencies in an attempt to destroy the British economy. Solovich ( Karl Markovics ) was the one who participated in this action. During the Nazi period, he first lived a sensual life in Berlin, with money, women and banquets. After the Chief Inspector of Police Herzo (David Strethode) arrested him, his...
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    Creative background

    In Stefan Ruzowitzky's film "Counterfeit Currency Makers", money pushes the war to go on. It tells a real historical event during World War II, the largest counterfeit currency creation operation established by the Nazis, by forcing prisoners in concentration camps. Complete, in order to achieve the weakening of the economic strength of the enemy country. On the same background and subject matter, although it cannot resonate...
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    Shooting process

    During the filming of the film, Adolf Borg and another old man, formerly a prisoner who forged counterfeit money in a concentration camp, visited the setting of the film. They were both ninety years old, and they diverged on some historical details. The two elderly survivors had different opinions on certain details, such as whether the bed where the prisoners slept was made of metal or wood. Even their Nazi leaders in the...
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    Evaluation action

    "The Counterfeiters" puts forward the fact that in the face of the threat of death, it is everyone's instinct to survive. And this movie boldly puts forward an idea to save the people around you, save the people within your reach and ability. For those who stand on the moral high ground, "The Counterfeiters" must be ridiculous and shameless. However, its individual and collective thinking is worthy of everyone's thinking. (Evaluated by...
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    Movie quotes

    • Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch: Ich bin ich. Die anderen sind die anderen.

      [I'm myself. Everyone else is everyone else]

    • Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch: Only by surviving, we can defeat them.