My Best Enemy
2011 · Movie · 95 min. · Austria
Vienna in the 1930s. Victor Kaufmann, the son of a wealthy cosmopolitan Jewish couple, works in his father’s art gallery. His best friend whom he has known since childhood and from whom he is inseparable, is Rudi Smekal. Victor’s girlfriend, the attractive and vibrant Lena, is also a friend of Rudi’s. In a moment of exuberance Victor shows his friend a well-kept family secret: a drawing by Michelangelo that was believed lost. It comes as a terrible shock to Victor to learn that Rudi has long been a member of the Nazi party and is hoping that Austria’s annexation to Germany will improve his career chances with the Nazis. Having missed the right moment to flee Austria, the Kaufmanns are now stuck in Vienna.
Direction Wolfgang Murnberger
Cast Moritz Bleibtreu · Georg Friedrich · Udo Samel · Marthe Keller · Ursula Strauss · Serge Falck · Hans-Michael Rehberg
Soundtrack Matthias Weber
Screenplay Paul Hengge
Cinematography Peter von Haller
Original title Mein bester Feind (My Best Enemy)
5.8
53 votes (FilmAffinity)
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