The read
It runs long at 2h 31m.
Synopsis
Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Berlin. Hans survives the war but he is not the same person as in 1939, and he and Lene find it difficult to live together again.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Helma Sanders-BrahmsDirector
- Helma Sanders-BrahmsWriter
- Jürgen KnieperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Eva MattesHelene
- Ernst JacobiHans
- Elisabeth StepanekHanne
- Angelika ThomasLydia
- Rainer FriedrichsenUlrich
- Fritz LichtenhahnOnkel Bertrand
Stills
Themes
world war iiwoman director