| The German Doctor | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Wakolda | |
| Directed by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Written by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Based on | Wakolda by Lucía Puenzo |
| Produced by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Starring | Àlex Brendemühl Natalia Oreiro Diego Peretti Elena Roger Guillermo Pfening Alan Daicz Florencia Bado |
| Cinematography | Nicolás Puenzo |
| Edited by | Hugo Primero |
| Music by | Daniel Tarrab Andrés Goldstein |
| Distributed by | Distribution Company |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina France Spain Norway |
| Languages | Spanish German |
The German Doctor (Spanish: Wakolda) is a 2013 historical drama thriller film directed, produced, and written by Lucía Puenzo, based on her own novel Wakolda (2011).[1] The film stars Àlex Brendemühl as Nazi SS officer and physician Josef Mengele,[2] infamous for performing human experiments in the Auschwitz concentration camp. It also stars Florencia Bado, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Elena Roger, and Guillermo Pfening.[3]
- ^ Debruge, Peter (29 May 2013). "Cannes Film Review: 'Wakolda'3". Variety.
- ^ ""Wakolda", the film about Mengele in Argentina, chosen as Oscar precandidate". Yahoo! News Spain (in Spanish). 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Cast". Wakolda official website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.