A secret tattoo and its subsequent reveal is a phenomenal plot device. See also Master Gardener.

PHOENIX

Christian Petzold

2014

Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge

Screenplay by Christian Petzold and Harun Farocki; adapted from the novel Return from the Ashes by Hubert Monteilhet

Title: PHOENIX

Year: 2014

Director: Christian Petzold

Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge

Writing: Screenplay by Christian Petzold and Harun Farocki; adapted from the novel Return from the Ashes by Hubert Monteilhet

Genre tags: DRAMA