'' Look Who 's Back '' ( ) is a 2015 German satirical comedy film directed by David Wnendt , based on the bestselling satirical novel of the same name about Adolf Hitler by Timur Vermes . The film features unscripted vignettes of Oliver Masucci as Hitler interacting with ordinary Germans while in character , interspersed with scripted storyline sequences . It was listed as one of eight films that could be the German submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards , but it was not selected
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Look Who's Back (film)