Zero Hour (1977)

Original title

Stunde Null

Directed by

Edgar Reitz

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the summer of 1945, American troops leave a small German village and Soviet soldiers take over. The film follows the villagers, including a teenage Hitler Youth member fascinated by the Americans, as they adjust to the new rule.

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What happens

Zero Hour (German: Stunde Null) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Edgar Reitz, starring Kai Taschner and Anette Jünger. The narrative is set in the summer of 1945 in a small village outside Leipzig, where the Americans have just pulled back and been replaced by Soviet troops. The film follows the inhabitants as they adjust to the new situation, in particular Joschi, a teenage Hitler Youth member who is fascinated by the Americans. The film was produced through Edgar Reitz Filmproduktions in collaboration with Bernd Eichinger's Solaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. It was released in theatres on 6 February 1977 and broadcast on West 3 on 8 March the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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