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A Love in Germany
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A Love in Germany

1983-10-26 · 132 min · ★ 5.5

Drama

In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.

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Directors
Andrzej Wajda
Production companies
CCC Filmkunst
Countries
Germany, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hanna SchygullaHanna SchygullaPauline Kropp
Piotr ŁysakStanislaus
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlMayer
Ralf WolterRalf WolterSchulze
Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel OlbrychskiWiktorczyk
Bernhard WickiBernhard WickiDr. Borg
Gérard DesartheGérard DesartheKarl Wyler
Elisabeth TrissenaarElisabeth Schnittgens
Sigfrit SteinerSigfrit SteinerMelchior
Erika WackernagelFrau Melchior
Ben BeckerBen BeckerKlaus
Otto SanderOtto SanderNarrator
Friedrich G. BeckhausFriedrich G. BeckhausZinngruber
Gernot DudaGernot DudaStackmann
Serge MerlinSerge MerlinAlker
Thomas RingelmannHerbert
Heidi JoschkoFrau Zinngruber
Ilse BahrsFrau Schnittgens, old
Marie-Hélène DastéMarie-Hélène DastéMaria Wyler, old
Marie-Christine BarraultMarie-Christine BarraultMaria Wyler

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