4 Tage im Mai (2011)

A group of Russian soldiers are sent into Northern Germany at the tail-end of WWII, where they occupy a children's home in close proximity to a larger German unit. Against these odds, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Achim von Borries

Writers:

Achim von Borries (screenplay), Eduard Reznik

Stars:

Pavel Wenzel, Aleksey Guskov, Ivan Shvedoff

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pavel Wenzel	...	Peter
Aleksey Guskov	...	Hauptmann
Ivan Shvedoff	...	Trubizin
Andrey Merzlikin	...	Sedych
Sergey Legostaev	...	Iwanov
Maksim Kowalewski	...	Fradkin
Grigoriy Dobrygin	...	Fedjunin (as Grigory Dobrygin)
Angelina Häntsch	...	Anna
Gertrud Roll	...	Baronin Maria
Petra Kelling	...	Köchin Luise
Merab Ninidze	...	Major
Alexander Held	...	Oberstleutnant Wald
Martin Brambach	...	Oberleutnant Wendt
Veit Stübner	...	Kapitän
Sylke Langenbeck	...	Vera

Storyline

A group of Russian soldiers are sent into Northern Germany at the tail-end of WWII, where they occupy a children's home in close proximity to a larger German unit. Against these odds, a friendship forms between a German orphan and a childless Soviet captain.

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Plot Keywords:

victory in europe day | germany | beach | russian soldier | orphanage | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Germany Russia Ukraine

Language:

Russian German English

Release Date:

29 September 2011 (Germany)

Also Known As:

4 Days in May

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

X-Filme Creative Pool,ZAO Studia "F.A.F",LLC Aurora Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

This is a coming of age film set on the Baltic Coast in the last days of the Second World War.

I watched this film to practice my German ... most of it is in Russian! I enjoyed this film much more than expected. It is well acted and directed and demonstrates very well how ordinary men deal with extraordinary circumstances. It is a moving film and illustrates how war is never a black and white, the good people versus the bad people, good against bad. War is designed by the few and fought by the many, teachers and musicians amongst the soldiers, I liked it very much and would give it an even higher score were it not for the clichés. But it does demonstrate how armies in war situations are composed of men and women who might otherwise have preferred quite a different life.