After the Truth

Overview

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.

Release Date

23 September 1999

128 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Josef Mengele
Peter Rohm
Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Hilde Rohm
Heribert Vogt
Felix Hillmann
Dr. Füglein
Gunda Friedrichs
Medizinsachverständiger
Daniel Ginsberg