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Feb 26, 2023 · Maggie Peren’s The Forger (Der Passfälscher), shot by Christian Stangassinger, which was a Berlinale Special World Premiere at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, and was adapted from Cioma Schönhaus’s truly extraordinary memoir, tells the story of a young Jewish man named Cioma (Louis Hofmann) in 1942/43 Berlin. With a graphic design ...
May 3, 2023 · Yes, ‘The Forger’ is based on a true story. The screenplay was adapted for the film by director Maggie Peren from the eponymous autobiography written by the real-life Cioma Schönhaus. The book was first published in 2004 in German as ‘Der Passfälscher’ (‘The Passport Forger’), and then in English in 2008 as ‘The Forger.’.
Oct 13, 2022 · The Forger: Directed by Maggie Peren. With Louis Hofmann, Jonathan Berlin, Luna Wedler, Nina Gummich. Cioma Schönhaus, a 21-year-old Jewish man, escapes the Gestapo and saves lives thanks to his ability to forge passports.
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Feb 13, 2022 · Dir/scr: Maggie Peren. Germany/Luxembourg. 2022. 117 mins. There are several documented cases of Jews who survived the Holocaust by hiding in plain sight in Germany, often by adopting an assumed ...
Feb 13, 2022 · 13/02/2022 - BERLINALE 2022: Basing her film on a true story, the German helmer tries to capture the everyday reality of World War II – and the lust for life. In Maggie Peren ’s The Forger [+. ], Cioma Schönhaus (played by Louis Hofmann) wants to live – not an easy feat in Germany in the 1940s, especially if one happens to be Jewish.
Feb 21, 2022 · 21/02/2022 - BERLINALE 2022: Based on true events, Maggie Peren’s fourth feature depicts the story of Cioma Schönhaus, a young Jewish man who discovers his talent for forging documents
Mar 2, 2023 · Set in Berlin in 1942-43, the German period drama is less interested in wartime crises than the daily imbroglios of a life of hiding in plain sight. The film, directed by Maggie Peren, follows the ...
