The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, a film dedicated to the “Angel of Death” of Auschwitz, followed in his escape to South America after the end of World War II, will be in theaters from 29 January 2026. Here is the Italian trailer.
Close to the Remembrance Dayarrives in Italian cinemas on January 29th Joseph Megele Countrya film that follows one of the world’s most disturbing figures Nazismthe doctor “Angel of Death” who escaped to South America. We can show you a trailer in Italian of the feature film by Kirill Serebrennikovplayed by August Diehl. The film is an international co-production with capital from France, Mexico, Germany, Great Britain and Spain.
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, the true story told by the film
Joseph Megele Country arrives in theaters for Europictures, after passing out of competition at 78th Cannes Film Festivalwith a national premiere expected at #37 Trieste Film Festival. The Russian director directs it Kirill Serebrennikovalready behind other biographies, such as Limonov (about the Soviet poet) e Tchaikovsky’s wife.
Il Nazi doctor Josef Mengele (1911-1979) is remembered by history as the “Angel of Death“, for the experiments on human guinea pigstaken forward to the extermination camp of Auschwitz. Like other eminent representatives of the Nazi Partyfled into South America thanks to a safety net, through the so-called “rat route“. Bouncing between Paraguay, Argentina e BrazilMengele assumed different identitiesin a period from 1949 to the year of his death. The film uses the encounter with the son Rolfby which the protagonist will be called to account for his actions. The point of view is that of Mengele himself, adopted with the awareness of moving on a minefield, which however Serebrennikov wanted to explore: “There are still intellectuals today who they question the Holocaust. It is for this reason that this film had to exist”, is the director’s statement accompanying the press material of the film.
