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The Counterfeiters
Die Fälscher
A gifted Jewish counterfeiter is pulled from a concentration camp and put to work forging currency for a secret Nazi operation, forced to weigh his own survival against the harm his skills enable. Based on a true story, it won the Oscar for best foreign film.
Why it’s here
The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.