The Counterfeiters (2007)

☆ ☆ ☆ ½

The Counterfeiters (2007) -- S. Ruzowitzky 

Accidentally rented this a second time and found it just as enjoyable as the first time (four years ago), despite the fact that it takes place in a Nazi concentration camp (and all the grimness that implies). Telling the story of a group of Jewish prisoners hand-selected for their printing skills in order to counterfeit the pound and the dollar, the film moves briskly with fine character turns and just enough suspense. The special features on the DVD reveal this to be based on a true story, from a book by Adolf Burger, one of the prisoners who subverted the Nazi plans, a book written to counter the holocaust deniers of recent times. Shame on them. (2009 review)