A Woman in Berlin (2008)
- Original title
- Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin
- Directed by
- Max Färberböck
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Germany, Poland
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 70 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a woman living in Berlin as the Soviet Army occupies the city at the end of World War II. She and other civilians face harassment and sexual violence, and she must navigate survival in a broken neighborhood.
bleaktensegrimharrowingsomberunflinchingclaustrophobicrestrained
What happens
A Woman in Berlin (German: Anonyma – Eine Frau in Berlin), known as The Downfall of Berlin – Anonyma in the UK, is a 2008 German film directed by Max Färberböck, starring Nina Hoss and Yevgeny Sidikhin. It is based on the memoir, Eine Frau in Berlin, published anonymously (by Marta Hillers) in 1959 in German, with a new edition in 2003. (It was also published in English in 1954 and 2005, and in seven other languages.) It deals with the treatment of civilians during the Soviet-occupied Berlin in the final days of World War II and its immediate aftermath. The film shows a darker side of the Red Army, with its troops repeatedly harassing civilians and raping women, and shows how they integrated themselves into one neighborhood of German civilians. The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival and was praised for its portrayal of a morally complex and brutal period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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