Mr. Kaplan

Nov 21, 2014

1h 38m

★ 6.3

Overview

Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness comes in the form of a quiet, elderly German, who Mr Kaplan believes to be a runaway Nazi. Determined to capture this Nazi, as Eichmann was captured before him, Mr Kaplan surprises everyone when he takes up this challenge.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

ZDF/Arte

Razor Film Produktion

Baobab Films

Expresso Films

Salado Media

Mr. Kaplan Trailers

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Cast

Jacobo Kaplan

Héctor Noguera

Wilson Contreras

Néstor Guzzini

Julius Reich, The German

Rolf Becker

Rebeca Kaplan

Nidia Telles

Lottie

Nuria Fló

Estrella

Leonor Svarcas

Isaac Kaplan

Gustavo Saffores

Elias

Hugo Piccinini

Carlos

Cesar Jourdan

Kilgman

Jorge Bolani

Weinstein

Augusto Mazzarelli

Sheila

Adela Dubrá

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