The German Doctor Spanish Wakolda is a 2013 Argentine historical drama film directed, produced and written by Luca Puenzo. Based on Puenzos novel Wakolda 2011, the film stars lex Brendemhl as the Nazi war criminal 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.
It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.The film received positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a 73 rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews, with an average score of 5.710. The sites consensus reads, The German Doctor applies a refreshing level of restraint to its intriguing premise, and boasts solid performances from a talented cast. ........
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