Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin (2008)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Max Färberböck

Writers:

Anonyma (book)
Max Färberböck (writer)

Release Date:

23 October 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II. |

Plot Keywords:

Berlin | Invasion | Based On Diary | Sexual Favor | Berlin Germany

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Nina Hoss	...	Anonyma
Yevgeni Sidikhin	...	Major Andreij Rybkin
Irm Hermann	...	Witwe
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Eckhart
Ulrike Krumbiegel	...	Ilse Hoch
Rolf Kanies	...	Friedrich Hoch
Jördis Triebel	...	Bärbel Malthaus
Roman Gribkov	...	Anatol
Juliane Köhler	...	Elke
Samvel Muzhikyan	...	Andropov
Viktor Zhalsanov	...	Mongole
Aleksandra Kulikova	...	Masha
Oleg Chernov	...	Erster Vergewaltiger
Anne Kanis	...	Flüchtlingsmädchen
August Diehl	...	Gerd

Also Known As:

A Woman in Berlin (International: English title)
Kobieta w Berlinie (Poland)

Runtime:

Canada:131 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Germany | Poland

Language:

German | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

facing the taboo

rape is the particular plight of women during war and acknowledged at long last as a war crime.The plight of German women at the end of WW II was especially awful as they had protection from no one. General Eisenhower who punished rape committed by his men with execution outside of Germany (first rape took place six hours after invasion of Normandy had begun)but as for German women all men had free hands as these women were all declared "willing". The Americans are the only ones to have gone through archives as for army rape in WW II however the one recent book existing is not allowed for publishing in the US because of the war in Iraq (!!)so exists in French version only. The French and the British have preferred to turn a blind eye to what was done by their soldiers towards German women let alone the Russians. It is very important that this film has been made at long last. Subject concerns all not just its victims let alone the children born out of the horrors. Bravo Germany.