Devid Striesow Archives - Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film

Fatherland (2026)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring: Anna Madeley | August Diehl | Devid Striesow | Hanns Zischler | Sandra Hüller

Michael says: “Beautifully shot film with terrific acting, but the story of Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika returning to Germany in 1949 after living in America for 10 years was underwhelming. Glorious closing scene. 3 1/2 cats”

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The Conterfeiters (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Starring: August Diehl | Devid Striesow | Karl Markovics

Philip says: “Austria’s first Oscar win for Best Foreign Language Film, DIE FÄLSCHER (THE COUNTERFEITERS) proves to be a complicated exercise on prisoner ethics in the midst of the Holocaust horror. All kinds of questions arise in this film regarding

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