Franz + Polina (2006)

Original title

Франц + Полина

Directed by

Mikhail Segal

Genre

drama film, historical film, romance film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1943 occupied Belarus, a Waffen-SS soldier deserts his unit. He meets a local woman whose village has been destroyed. They form a fragile connection amid the horrors of war.

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What happens

Franz + Polina is a 2006 Russian war romance film set in 1943 in occupied Belarus. It tells the story of Franz, a Waffen-SS soldier who deserts, and Polina, a Belarusian woman whose village is razed and people massacred. The film received several accolades, including the 2007 FIPA D'Or Grand Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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