The Counterfeiters

Given its 'Crime, Drama, History' genres and the harrowing plot set in Nazi concentration camps, 'The Counterfeiters' primarily evokes strong feelings of Sadness and Empathy for the prisoners' plight and moral dilemmas. Anxiety and Fear are pervasive due to the constant threat and high stakes of the forced counterfeiting operation. Anger and a sense of the Disturbing arise from the brutality of the Nazi regime and the historical atrocities depicted. The film also elicits Guilt through Salomon's moral compromises for survival, balanced by Inspiration from Adolf Burger's principled resistance.