Unser täglich Brot (1949)

Directed by

Slatan Dudow

Genre

documentary film

Country

German Democratic Republic

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows the struggles of ordinary people rebuilding their lives after war in a divided Germany. It focuses on the daily effort to find food and work while adapting to a new political system.

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What happens

Our Daily Bread (German: Unser täglich Brot) is an East German film. It was first released in 1949. The film was released in the USA in October 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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