The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)
May 13, 2025Release Date
Plot.
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who had practiced in the Auschwitz extermination camp, managed to escape from Germany. With the help of SS soldiers and the support of wealthy South American families, he went into hiding in Argentina. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay, with stops in the Brazilian jungle, the so-called Angel of Death organized his methodical disappearance and escaped any form of trial.
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Cast & Crew.
August Diehl
Josef Mengele
Paula Beer
Martha Mengele
Max Bretschneider
David Ruland
Dana Herfurth
Burghart Klaußner
Heinz K. Krattiger
Jung
Carlos Kaspar
Aelxander Eckstein
Santino Lucci
Jorge
Ramiro Lucci
Luis
Mélanie Biessy
Co-Producer
Christopher Cooper
Producer
Milos Djukelic
Co-Producer
Abigail Honor
Producer
Max Pavlov
Line Producer
Yan Vizinberg
Producer
Felix von Boem
Co-Producer
Vladislav Opelyants
Director of Photography
Hansjörg Weißbrich
Editor
Suse Marquardt
Casting Director
Tatyana Dolmatovskaya
Costume Design
Nika Stepanova
CastingDirector
Mélanie Dieter
Line Producer
Maria Belen Cirio
ProductionDesigner
Danil Onoprienko
Production Coordinator
Lyubov Korolkova
ProductionDesigner
Aksels Millers
Props
David Almeida Ribeiro
Sound Mixer
Macarena Basso
Assistant Director Trainee
Majo Pastorino
Third Assistant Director
Lucia Vanya
Second Assistant Director
Matías 'Lucho' Viera
First Assistant Director
Florencia Novas
Second Assistant Director
Kirill Serebrennikov
Director / Screenplay
Olivier Guez
Author
Charles Gillibert
Producer
Ilya Stewart
Producer
Julio Chavezmontes
Co-Producer
Benjamin Lanlard
Line Producer
Svetlana Punte
First Assistant Director / Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 13, 2025
Original NameDas Verschwinden des Josef Mengele
StatusIn Production
Genres
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Wiki.
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (German: Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele) is an upcoming historical drama from Kirill Serebrennikov. It is an adaptation of the non-fiction novel of the same name by Olivier Guez.
The film will have its world premiere at the Cannes Premiere section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.