This thriller was directed by Lucía Puenzo and is set in Argentina. The running time for this film is 94 minutes.
The film was inspired by true events and takes place in Patagonia, 1960, where a German doctor becomes the first guest at a hotel that an Argentinean family have just inherited.
What the family don’t know is that this man has a deadly secret, he is the former Nazi officer Josef Mengele, one of World War II’s most dangerous Nazi criminals, also known as the “Angel of Death.” Without any knowledge of who this man truly is, Eva, Enzo and their three children, welcome this man into their home, entrusting their young daughter, Lilith, to his care.
All the while, Israeli agents are desperately looking for this man to bring him to justice for the awful, horrendous things that he's done.
Based on filmmaker Lucía Puenzo's (XXY) fifth novel, the story follows Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death," a German SS officer and a physician at the Auschwitz concentration camp, in the years he spent "hiding", along with many other Nazi's, in South America following his escape from Germany.
This story with its historical foundation was brilliantly done, fictionalizing the Post World War II life of Josef Mengele. In the film we see Josef’s obsession with genetic experimentation, as he makes drawings of what he considers the "perfect species", tall, blond hair, blue eyes. Lilith is the one who captures Mengele interest the most. She is taunted in school and is all too eager to let Mengele help her. Mengele is also seen treating Eva, who is pregnant with twins, something that arouses Mengele’s interest.
The scenery of the beautiful Argentinian mountains work well to contradict the ghastly and demented story that’s taking place. The build up of the film was cleverly done, and added to the overall atmospheric suspense and building tension.
This film is unnerving on so many levels, but I love it. It’s definitely a must see!!
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