The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) is a 2007 Austrian-German drama film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. The film dramatizes Operation Bernhard, a covert Nazi scheme during World War II designed to destabilize Britain's economy by distributing counterfeit Bank of England notes. The narrative focuses on Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch, a Jewish forger forced to participate in this operation while imprisoned at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The film achieved significant recognition, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards in 2008.