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The German Doctor

Nothing is more mysterious than the blood
Nothing is more mysterious than the blood
Drama, History, Thriller - 2013
The German Doctor
6.7
75%
62
Patagonia, 1960. A German doctor meets an Argentinean family and follows them to a town where the family will be starting a new life. The family welcomes the doctor into their home and entrust their young daughter to his care, not knowing that he is one of the most dangerous criminals in the world.
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Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
19 May 2013
Country:
AR, FR, NO, ES
Languages:
German, Spanish, Hebrew (modern)
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$3,635,718
Awards:
19 wins & 22 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Puenzo's initial premise is more promising, though, than her sensational tone.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
15 Aug 2014
fresh:
Quietly unnerving.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
14 Aug 2014
fresh:
This curious, surprisingly safe melodrama fictionalises the postwar life of brutal Nazi surgeon Josef Mengele.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
5 Aug 2014
fresh:
Puenzo masterfully balances the film's thriller edge with disturbing details about Mengele's obsession with genetic experimentation, as well as the community of German expatriates in Argentina helping old Nazis elude arrest.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
22 May 2014
fresh:
Puenzo has a knack for plumbing the heads and hearts of teenage girls. The director coaxes a mesmerizing, unmannered performance out of Bado, who is making her feature-film debut.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
22 May 2014
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