The — Counterfeiters

: Set during WWII, the film follows Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch, a master Jewish forger imprisoned at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He is coerced by the Nazis to lead a team of prisoners in forging British pounds and American dollars to destabilize the Allied economies.

: The screenplay was based on The Devil’s Workshop , a memoir by survivor Adolf Burger . 2. Historical Context: Operation Bernhard The Counterfeiters

: It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . : Set during WWII, the film follows Salomon

Counterfeiting has evolved from a wartime weapon into a multi-billion dollar global criminal industry. : While millions of forged notes were produced,

: While millions of forged notes were produced, the plan to drop them over London via aircraft was never fully executed, though many notes did enter international circulation. 3. Modern Counterfeiting and Prevention