The Counterfeiters - April 13th

The Film Event Society of Temiskaming (FEST) presents:

The Counterfeiters,

2008 Oscar winner for the best foreign film

-7:30pm , Sunday April 13, at the Empire Theatre

Single tickets $9, Flexible Season Pass (2-6 tickets) @ $8/screening

Cinema Sundays continues the season every second Sunday of the month until May

Synopsis:

Set in a Nazi concentration camp, this drama centers on history's biggest counterfeit operation. In THE COUNTERFEITERS, prisoners must choose between aiding the Third Reich in their money-making scheme and their own well-being.

The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Berhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.

Watch the trailer here: http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecounterfeiters/

contact info: cinemiskaming@gmail.com

See you at the show!