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The
Hudson Film Society is dedicated to Monday Night at the Movies featuring Canadian
and International films. |
Hudson
Film Society Presents:
Die Fälscher
(The Counterfeiters)
September 15 – 2pm and 7pm |
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Director: Stefan Ruzowitzki
Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach,
August Zimer
Run Time: 99 minutes
Country: Austria/Germany
Year: 2008
Language: German, Russian with English subtitles |
An epic tale of ultimate temptation during the
Second World War, The Counterfeiters, recounts a diabolical Nazi plot
that exploited the expertise of a group of concentration camp inmates.
The scheme involved toppling foreign economies and fuelling the German war effort
with hoards of counterfeit pounds and dollars. The men forced to craft all that
money were imprisoned Jews who just happened to be bankers, printers and a few
professional forgers. In return, they were offered the chance to live the high
life while their fellow prisoners starved. Fight for what you believe in and face
certain death – or co-operate with the enemy to save your own skin?
Such is the dilemma at the heart of Stefan Ruzowitzky's
compelling WWII film. Known as Operation Bernhard, the Nazi scam succeeded in
forging over £130 million before the end of the war. That Ruzowitzky's film
is so gripping is partly due to his decision to create a tense thriller rather
than get bogged down in grim drama. Yet the director highlights the horrors of
war with remarkable subtlety; although the workers are sheltered from seeing the
brutality and torture, the screams alone are terrifying. Challenging and thought-provoking,
The Counterfeiters won the Best Foreign Film Oscar in
2008.
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