Mr. Kaplan (2014)

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.

Release Date : Nov 21, 2014

Runtime : 1h 38m

Genre : Drama  Comedy  

Companies : ZDF/Arte, Razor Film Produktion, Baobab Films, Expresso Films, Salado Media

Countries : Spain, Uruguay, Germany

Keywords : immigrant, suspicion, grandfather, aging, uruguay, police corruption, german jew, sidekick, jewish family, fall from grace, accomplice, septuagenarian, montevideo, uruguay, history and legacy