cult films

a genius con artist put to work by the nazis. a survivor’s tale you’ve never seen before.

die fälscher (aka 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.

dir.: stefan ruzowitzky
crime / drama / war
2007

karl markovics as salomon ‘sally’ sorowitsch
august diehl as adolf burger
devid striesow as sturmbannführer friedrich herzog

first austrian film to win an academy award in the best foreign language film category.

“Jedes Herz ist eine revolutionäre Zelle” (every heart is a revolutionary cell)

crime/drama/romance
dir.: hans weingartner
2004.

daniel brühl as jan
julia jentsch as jule
stipe erceg as peter
burghart klaussner as hardenberg

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei literally means “your days of plenty are numbered”, but it’s also called the edukators.