The Legend of Rita (2000)
"Die Stille nach dem Schuß" (original title)

Rita Vogt is a radical West German terrorist who abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the East German secret service. She lives in constant ... See full summary »

Director:

Volker Schlöndorff

Writers:

Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Volker Schlöndorff

Stars:

Bibiana Beglau, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bibiana Beglau	...	Rita Vogt
Martin Wuttke	...	Erwin Hull
Nadja Uhl	...	Tatjana
Harald Schrott	...	Andreas 'Andi' Klein
Alexander Beyer	...	Jochen Pettka
Jenny Schily	...	Friederike Adebach
Mario Irrek	...	Joachim Klatte
Franca Kastein	...	Anna
Thomas Arnold	...	Gerngross
Dietrich Körner	...	General
Rudolf Donath	...	Tatjanas Vater (as Rudolph Donath)
Monika Pietsch	...	Tatjanas Mutter
Matthias Wien	...	Doktor Gruber (as Matti Wien)
Petra Ehlert	...	Beate
Hannelore Schubert	...	Christa

Storyline

Rita Vogt is a radical West German terrorist who abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the East German secret service. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown, which unavoidably happens after the German re-unification.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | new identity | radical | east germany | revolution | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany

Language:

German French English

Release Date:

14 September 2000 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Legend of Rita

Filming Locations:

Baltic Sea

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,318 (USA) (26 January 2001)

Gross:

$671,565 (USA) (23 March 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARTE, Babelsberg Film, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Rita is working in a railway vehicle factory as part of her second legend, supposedly in 1989. But in one scene, when Rita is walking across the factory yard, one can clearly see car bodies of class 481 EMUs and H-Type metro vehicles, not in production until the late 1990s.

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Connections

References Viva Maria! (1965)

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Soundtracks

"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
Performed by Sting

User Reviews

historical details well considered

this film is about a fact discovered after the changes of 1989, namely that the remaining unfound RAF terrorists have been hidden in the DDR.

Schlöndorff has considered many details very well. although he never tells the "true" story i could tell most of the time which historic fact he had in mind, and i remembered many things i myself had read in the newspapers at the time these events had been in the news. the only thing i am not sure about is wether the west actually did know all the time. sounds a bit like conspiracy. maybe "we" did and wanted to avoid "trouble", as so often. the ending is very stupid and easy, like often in Schlöndorff-films, i regret to say. so i was a bit angry when i walked out the cinema. but still i think every German interested in his country's history (and i believe it is the duty of Germans to interested in it!) should watch this movie in order to also consider this last "east"-chapter of RAF terrorism. the last "west"-chapter was the dissolution of the AIZ and Bad Hersfeld. my recommended reading is: Der Baader-Meinhof-Komplex by Stefan Aust.