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Stars (1959)

Stars poster
Original title
Sterne
Directed by
Konrad Wolf
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
People's Republic of Bulgaria, German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
TP
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German sergeant in Bulgaria falls in love with a Greek Jewish woman. He oversees her and other prisoners before they are sent to a concentration camp.

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What happens

Stars (German: Sterne) is a 1959 film directed by Konrad Wolf. It tells the story of a Wehrmacht sergeant who falls in love with a Greek Jewish girl while overseeing Jewish prisoners in Bulgaria prior to their transfer to a concentration camp. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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