I found this German movie (known as Die Fälscher or The Counterfeiter in English) on my harddrive and decided to give it a go. I am always interested in new stories from WW2 and this was one I had not heard about before. As far as I have understood the movie follows the real story of the counterfeiter operation pretty close with just some minor cinematic alterations to make the movie "flow" better. The story is both interesting and deep with terrific acting and directing. Karl Markovics playing Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch does a fantastic job as the man in charge of deciding between his own life or the life of his fellow inmates. The rest of the cast are also great and the acting really makes this movie shine.
Of course a great movie has to have more than just great acting and this movie delivers on all levels. The life in Sachsenhausen is authentically portrayed especially during the last scenes. Although the images in the end are shocking I am sure this is how it was. The music accompanies the movie well and sets the tone of the film. Marius Ruhland has really done a great job with the score. The only thing the movie lacks is that little extra that would make it perfect, my rating is 9/10