The Counterfeiters
Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 2007 |
| Country | Austria / Germany |
| Director | Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| Cast | Karl Markovics / August Diehl / Devid Striesow |
| Genre | Drama / War / Historical |
Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Counterfeiters | – |
| Español | Los falsificadores | Los falsificadores |
| Français | Les Faussaires | Les Faussaires |
| Deutsch | Die Fälscher | Die Fälscher |
| Português | Os Falsificadores | Os Falsificadores |
| Italiano | I falsari | I falsari |
| Русский | Фальшивомонетчики | Falshivomonetchiki |
| 中文（简体） | 假钞制造者 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 偽鈔製造者 | – |
| 한국어 | 위조지폐범들 | Wijo jiphye beomdeul |
| ไทย | แผนปลอมเงินฮิตเลอร์ | Phaen plom ngoen Hitler |
| Tiếng Việt | Những kẻ làm tiền giả | Nhung ke lam tien gia |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Para pemalsu | – |
| 日本語 | ヒトラーの贋札 | Hitorā no gansatsu |
One-Line Definition
👉 A structure in which survival ethics and state coercion collide within an industrialized system of forced production under total war
Synopsis
A master forger is forced to participate in a Nazi counterfeiting operation during World War II, confronting survival pressure and moral compromise.
RECIPE Tags
#moralconflict #survivalethics #statecoercion
TOC
Primary Axis
- Entry: coercion as survival condition inside totalitarian systems
Related Film: Schindler’s List - Middle: technical expertise exploited within imprisonment systems
Related Film: The Pianist - Core: complicity under systemic violence and irreversible ethical collapse
Related Film: Son of Saul
Secondary Axes
- craftsmanship as survival function under coercive regimes
Related Film: Life Is Beautiful - bureaucratic production of violence and systematic dehumanization
Related Film: The Zone of Interest
Person
- Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Cast: Karl Markovics / August Diehl / Devid Striesow
Structural Tags
#moralstructure #systemcoercion #ethicalcollapse
Attribute Tags
#war #drama #historical
