The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded ... (Full plot summary below)
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The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Bernhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.
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| NewsweekDavid AnsenIt's details like that-too bizarre not to be true-that give "The Counterfeiters" its bitter wallop. It's an astonishing tale of cunning, compromise and survival. |
| KDHX (St. Louis)Diane CarsonThe breathtaking performances and superb style earned The Counterfeiters the 2008 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. |
| San Antonio Express-NewsLarry RatliffThis rarely happens, but I can't find a single negative thing to say about this intriguing, beautifully mounted slice of cinema. |
| Jerusalem PostHannah BrownAlthough there is nothing ground-breaking about The Counterfeiters, it tells a moving and engrossing story with depth and intelligence, and is well worth seeing. |
| Maclean's MagazineBrian D. JohnsonWhat makes this film a must-see is Markovics, who plays Saloman. Not just his performance, but his face-a long, dour, hound-dog face that suggests a cosmic shrug, splitting the difference between resignation and resistance. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeRuzowitzky's film is certainly a worthy one -- and an entertaining, intelligent one -- anchored to one of the most mesmerizing performances I've seen in a while. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasMuch of "Counterfeiters" is actually pretty thrilling, as Sorowitsch, a classic taciturn anti-hero in the Humphrey Bogart or William Holden mold, struggles with whether to go along with the Nazi plan or figure out some way of undoing it from within. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceThe real 'trick' or feat that's successfully performed by The Counterfeiters is making us care about a character who, on the surface at least, isn't particularly likable or sympathetic. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttDeft and fascinating handling of a moral quandary in a Nazi concentration camp. |
| Los Angeles CityBeatAndy KleinRuzowitzky likes to pose questions and clarify the contradictions around them, but he doesn't pretend to have the answers. |
