Der Passfälscher

Berlin 1942. The young Jew Cioma Schönhaus does not let anyone take away his joy of life or intimidate him - especially not the Nazis! He takes the proverbial flight forward. Together with his good friend Det, he goes into the middle of life and among people - because in his opinion the best hiding places are where everyone is looking! With ingenuity, charm and a good dose of chutzpah, Cioma makes his way through life, inspired by Gerda, in whom he not only finds his true love, but also his master of mimicry. His talent - the perfect forgery of passports - helps numerous people escape, but puts him increasingly in danger.

"THE PASSPORT FORGER is based on a true story, in whose fascination and power the director and screenwriter Maggie Peren fully trusts. Particularly noteworthy is the successful cast with the young actors Luna Wedler, Jonathan Berlin and Louis Hofmann. The latter has already succeeded in convincingly portraying the mixture of hesitant courage, innocence, even purity even in the darkest of times in previous works, which undoubtedly also applies to the 21-year-old forger he portrays here Key to survival is.” (Berlinale)