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The Counterfeiters

30th Apr 08
Format: Cinema
Mood: Smarts
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In 1949, philosopher Theodor Adorno said: "To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.” It’s this fear that instantly hamstrings most Holocaust films, and colours the true story of The Counterfeiters.

A group of Jewish prisoners in a concentration camp are forced to forge foreign currency for the Nazis, receiving special treatment for their skills, but facing the creeping guilt that they’re aiding the enemy.

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