Synopsis
A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Konrad WolfDirector
- Wolfgang KohlhaaseWriter
- Konrad WolfWriter
- Gerhard WolfWriter
Cast
- Jaecki SchwarzGregor Hecker
- Vasiliy LivanovWadim
- Rolf HoppeEtappenmajor Behring
- Galina PolskikhSowjetisches Mädchen
- Jürgen HentschOberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
- Kurt BöweSS-Sturmbannführer
- Hermann BeyerZweiter befreiter Häftling
- Mikhail GluzskiySowjetisches General
- Jenny Gröllmanndeutsches Mädchen
- Wolfgang GreeseLandschaftsarchitekt
- Johannes WiekeOberst Lewerenz
- Fritz MohrFeldwebel
Stills
Themes
east germany