My Neighbor Adolf

Heartfelt and moving film about two neighbors. One is possibly Adolf Hitler and the other is a Holocaust survivor who is trying to understand his neighbor by spying with expensive photographic equipment and daring break-ins. Excellent acting, directing, overall a very thought-provoking and creative approach to a subject that is sensitive to a large audience. Highly recommended. I especially liked the portrayal of the new suspicious neighbor by veteran actor, Udo Kier, who is a very well-known actor in Europe and in the US for his many films, including Andy Warhol productions ("Flesh for Frankenstein" and "Blood for Dracula"). In his early 20s he was considered the world's most handsome man.

The movie is both well produced and directed and filled with great acting and a few really interesting spins.

While the subject matter is serious and brings up some mind-boggling aspects of history the overall story is positively inspiring and a tale of kindness and empathy.

If you are looking for a heartwarming comedy about friendship despite the odds, I would highly recommend this film. It is a particularly unique plot that has never been explored before (at least not that I have ever heard of previously). Compared to the same typical plot lines that post-ww2 narratives usually explore, this one is refreshingly original!

My Neighbour Adolf (2022) Set in South America (Columbia) in 1960. We find a lonely old man, who is a concentration camp survivor a Polish Jew called Mr Polski. He's lost his whole family in the holocaust and now he is hiding from the world and his past. He falls out with his new elderly neighbour whose house borders his, when they argue over the the deeds of their respective houses and the building of a fence. Suspecting that the neighbour is Adolf Hitler, he can't convince the Israel embassy of Hitler's existence. Polski has to find the proof.

What we find is the developing relationship between the two men. Despite their obvious respective histories they slowly become friends.

The film does have its comic moments, I suspects it is marketed as a comedy. The underlying sadness prevails and that along with the two leads, David Hayman and Udo Keir are excellent and they make it a great gentle film. PS there is a twist which I won't give away. 7/10.

Summary: a film about friendship.

In the quirky "My Neighbor Adolf" David Hayman's a Holocaust survivor who after losing his entire family in the camps 30yrs prior lives in rural South American seclusion... 'til right next door, into the only other house nearby, moves Udo Keir - who Hayman grows to suspect is Adolf Hitler (despite local Israeli intelligence officer skepticism). As Hayman reluctantly gets closer to Keir to gather evidence against him, so the two forge an uneasy but interesting relationship. Is Keir Hitler tho? And where may it all be heading? Props to Hayman, Keir and co-writer (with Dmitry Malinsky) / director Leon Prudovsky on what is a gently dark yet touching lil' human dramedy.

Light comedy, well paced, cleverly scripted , difficult balance , albeit cleverly written narrative worth every second of an open minded viewers time.

As mentioned by others, ignore the so called professional reviewers , their salaries are controlled by their bosses ,!

Great under stated acting, no real tension, only gentle tense moments and thoughtful characterisations. The ending or finale, is also handled with lots of thoughtfulness and tact. Unique idea, even possible reality , this could have been a true story, albeit not, followed on from the private investigators in the TV documentary .......