The German Doctor
| The German Doctor | |
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| Wakolda | |
| Directed by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Written by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Based on | Wakolda by Lucía Puenzo |
| Produced by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Starring | Àlex Brendemühl Natalia Oreiro Diego Peretti Elena Roger Guillermo Pfening Alan Daicz Florencia Bado |
| Cinematography | Nicolás Puenzo |
| Edited by | Hugo Primero |
| Music by | Daniel Tarrab Andrés Goldstein |
| Distributed by | Distribution Company |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina France Spain Norway |
| Languages | Spanish German |
The German Doctor (Spanish: Wakolda) is a 2013 historical drama thriller film directed, produced, and written by Lucía Puenzo, based on her own novel Wakolda (2011). The film stars Àlex Brendemühl as Nazi SS officer and physician Josef Mengele, infamous for performing human experiments in the Auschwitz concentration camp. It also stars Florencia Bado, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Elena Roger, and Guillermo Pfening.