After the Truth(1999)
Famous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele — the 'Death Angel of Auschwitz', who killed more than 300.000 people — emerges from his hideout in Argentina to Germany as a 87-year-old man, and must stand for his crimes in court. The young solicitor Peter Rohm is assigned to defend him, but Rohm himself — an expert on Mengele and his crimes — feels unable to do so. When he decides to take on the case, he endangers not only his marriage but also his and his wife's lives.
Movie: After the Truth
Top 10 Billed Cast
Josef Mengele
Peter Rohm
Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Hilde Rohm
Felix Hillmann
Gunda Friedrichs
Medizinsachverständiger
Dabrowski
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