Forbidden (1984)
- Directed by
- Anthony Page
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
During World War II in Berlin, a wealthy German countess hides her Jewish boyfriend in her apartment to protect him from the Nazis. She risks her own safety and social standing to keep him safe.
tensesomberrestrainedbleakslow-burnemotionally chargedhistorical
What happens
Forbidden is a 1984 drama film directed by Anthony Page and starring Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow and Irene Worth. The plot is inspired by the life of Maria von Maltzan originally told in the non-fiction book The Last Jews in Berlin by Leonard Gross about a countess who hides her Jewish boyfriend in her apartment in World War II. It was a co-production between the UK and West Germany. It was broadcast on television in the US, but released in cinemas in other countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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