# The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)

> A grim, visually assured historical thriller tracing Josef Mengele’s fugitive years through South American exile and intrusive memories of Auschwitz.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/983297

## Facts

- Runtime: 135 min
- Genres: History, Drama
- Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
- Cast: August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaußner, Friederike Becht, Carlos Kaspar, Heinz K. Krattiger
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22852560/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, oppressive, disturbing, serious historical viewing, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A chilling exploration of a fugitive's life in hiding, where the past looms large over the present.

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