20世纪30年代,二次大战如火如荼。而萨利(Karl Markovics卡尔•马克维斯 饰)凭借一手高超的伪造技巧春风得意,佳肴美女信手拈来,好不自在。但是他的好日子并为持续多久,很快他便因为遭罪被逮捕,随后投入毛特豪森集中营。 时德国纳粹图谋制造大量假币,以扰乱同盟国的经济。萨利的才能得到发掘,他成了这个秘密伪钞制造小组的头目,但良心却促使他选择了另一条路…… 本片根据阿道夫•博格(Adolf Burger)原著《魔鬼工厂》(The Devils Workshop),书中所述为作者亲身经历,影片荣获2008年奥斯卡最佳外语片奖和2007年德国电影金像奖最佳男配角奖(Devid Striesow)。The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Bernhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.