After the Truth (Nichts als die Wahrheit) 24 years old

The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele - the "death angel of Auschwitz", who killed more than 300.000 people - comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm - himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes - feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979.

Credits

After the Truth Cast

Name Character
Michaela Rosen She was 43, now 68 years old as Gunda Friedrichs
Bastian Trost He was 25, now 50 years old as Felix Hillmann
Kai Wiesinger He was 33, now 58 years old as Peter Rohm
Götz George He was 61, 77 years old when he died as Josef Mengele
Stephan Schwartz He was 47, now 72 years old as Daniel Ginsberg
Doris Schade She was 75, 88 years old when she died as Hilde Rohm
Michael Schenk He was 33, now 58 years old as Untersuchungsrichter Kürten
Karoline Eichhorn She was 33, now 58 years old as Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger
Jockel Tschiersch He was 42, now 66 years old as Kommissar Wichmann
Elsa Grube-Deister She was 73, 75 years old when she died as Perl Goldstein
Peter Rühring He was 57, now 81 years old as Dr.Füglein
Peer Martiny He was 40, now 65 years old as Adlatus Vogt
Hans Peter Hallwachs He was 61, now 85 years old as Medizinsachverständiger
Detlef Bothe He was 41, now 66 years old as Siebert
Traugott Buhre He was 70, 80 years old when he died as Dabrowski
Frank Roth He was 63, 19 years old when he died as Dr.Wendler
Peter Roggisch He was 62, 63 years old when he died as Heribert Vogt

After the Truth Crew

Name Department
Johannes W. Betz as Writer. He was 34 (now 58) years old Writing
After the Truth poster
After the Truth (24 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 23, 1999
  • Runtime: 128 minutes