Original Title: Die Fälscher
Language: German, Russian, English, Hebrew
Writer: Stefan Ruzowitsky (based on a book by Adolf Burger)
Main Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Dolores Chaplin

In 1936, the Nazis established the largest counterfeiting operation in history, with the intention of flooding the British and American economies with fake currency. Forced to assist were concentration camp inmates with the required skills. Among them is master forger, gambler and playboy Salomon Sorowitsch. In a stunning performance by Karl Markovics, ‘Sally’ is a charismatic rogue who is at first energised by his new task (and by the superior quarters and treatment that his status affords him). But as the war grinds on, the moral frailty of Sally’s position becomes more and more apparent, and he must choose which side he’s on. This is an instant classic; an intelligent, poignant gem; and a must for anyone who loved The Lives of Others. Screen Daily says “The Counterfeiters should follow Schindler’s List, The Pianist and other Holocaust-related features onto the front page in the shape of what is today termed as ‘serious entertainment’.”

Winner – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2007