The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2026)

Name: The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2025-10-16
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaußner

Original title: La Disparition de Josef Mengele

Genre: History · Drama
Country: Germany · France · Latvia · Mexico · United Kingdom · Uruguay · USA
Runtime: 135 min
Rated: 15+
Released: 2025-10-16
Czech release: 2026-05-07
TMDB rating: 6.6 / 10 (40)

In the aftermath of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor at Auschwitz, escapes to South America to rebuild his life in hiding. Through the eyes of his son who finds him again, Mengele is confronted with a past he can no longer ignore. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay via Brazil, the man who became known as “The Angel of Death” will organize his methodical disappearance to avoid any form of trial.

Director: Кирилл Серебренников
Writer: Кирилл Серебренников, Olivier Guez
Music: Илья Демуцкий