

Mr. Kaplan
2014-11-21 · 98 min · ★ 6.3
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.
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- Directors
- Álvaro Brechner
- Production companies
- ZDF/Arte, Razor Film Produktion, Baobab Films, Expresso Films, Salado Media
- Countries
- Spain, Uruguay, Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Héctor NogueraJacobo Kaplan
Néstor GuzziniWilson Contreras
Rolf BeckerJulius Reich, The German
Nuria FlóLottie
Leonor SvarcasEstrella
Gustavo SafforesIsaac Kaplan
Hugo PiccininiElias
Jorge BolaniKilgman
Augusto MazzarelliWeinstein
Roberto SuárezErnesto
Anouk OguetaMimi WeinsteinTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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