The Counterfeiters 2007  R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner, Veit Stubner, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Andreas Schmidt, Tilo Pruckner, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Norman Stoffregen, Bernd Raucamp
Based on a true story and adapted from Adolph Burger's book "The Devil's Workshop," this is the tale of a counterfeiting program set up by the Nazis in 1936 to help fund their cause. Saloman (Karl Markovics) is a Jewish entrepreneur who is a master counterfeiter. When he is put in a concentration camp, his talents are noted, and he becomes a key contributor to the counterfeiting program. But team member Adolf (August Diehl) is attempting to undermine the operation. Thus begins the dilemma of choosing between helping the enemy–the Nazis–vs. the consequences of potentially losing their lives. An Academy Award was received for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Mostly Martha 2002 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Bella Martha
Director: Sandra Nelttelbeck
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Maxime Foerste, August Zirner, Ulrich Thomsen, Sibylle Canonica, Katja Studt, Idil Uner, Oliver Broumis, Antonio Wannek
Martha (Martina Gedeck), the uptight chef at a Hamburg restaurant, is headed for a few surprises in her life when her orphaned niece, Lina (Maxime Foerste), moves in–followed soon by the new chef, Mario (Sergio Castellitto), who is destined to be Martha's lover.
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Taking Sides 2001  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Stellan Skarsgard, Birgit Minichmayr, Ulrich Tukur, Oleg Tabakov, Hanns Zischler, Armin Rohde, R. Lee Ermey, August Zirner, Robin Renucci, Jed Curtis
Based on the life of the 1930s' Berlin Philharmonic conductor, Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler (Stellan Skarsgard), this story involves American Army Major Steve Arnold's (Harvey Keitel) brutal, post-war investigation into the activities of Furtwangler during the Nazi era.
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| 1. The Counterfeiters (2007)
2. Mostly Martha (2002)
aka: Bella Martha
3. Taking Sides (2001)
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