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If Not Us, Who? (2011)

If Not Us, Who? poster
Original title
Wer wenn nicht wir
Directed by
Andres Veiel
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a young man growing up in post-war Germany, from the 1940s through the 1960s. It shows his involvement in the student protests of 1968 and his personal relationships during that time.

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What happens

If Not Us, Who? (German: Wer wenn nicht wir) is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andres Veiel and starring August Diehl. The film is set in the late 1940s, the early 1960s, and at the beginning of the Protests of 1968. The film premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear. Veiel won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlinale. The film had its US premiere at the Berlin and Beyond film festival in San Francisco on 26 October 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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