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Alone in Berlin

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 43m
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Alone in Berlin (2016)
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After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.
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  • Director
    • Vincent Perez
  • Writers
    • Achim von Borries(screenplay)
    • Vincent Perez(screenplay)
    • Bettine von Borries(collaboration on screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Emma Thompson
    • Daniel Brühl
    • Brendan Gleeson
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  • Director
    • Vincent Perez
  • Writers
    • Achim von Borries(screenplay)
    • Vincent Perez(screenplay)
    • Bettine von Borries(collaboration on screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Emma Thompson
    • Daniel Brühl
    • Brendan Gleeson
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    • 59User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Anna Quangel
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Escherich
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Otto Quangel
    Mikael Persbrandt
    Mikael Persbrandt
    • SS Officer Prall
    Louis Hofmann
    Louis Hofmann
    • Hans Quangel
    Katharina Schüttler
    Katharina Schüttler
    • Claire Gehrich
    Joshua Grothe
    Joshua Grothe
    • August Persicke
    Godehard Giese
    Godehard Giese
    • Colonel Krüger
    Jacob Matschenz
    Jacob Matschenz
    • Dietrich Necker
    Katharina Abt
    Katharina Abt
    • Flower Shop lady I. Schneider
    Emil von Schönfels
    • Newspaper Boy
    Joshio Marlon
    • Kuno Barkhausen
    Rafael Gareisen
    Rafael Gareisen
    • Herbert Wegner
    Uwe Preuss
    Uwe Preuss
    • Persicke
    Holger Handtke
    Holger Handtke
    • Dollfuss
    Lars Rudolph
    Lars Rudolph
    • Enno Kluge
    Ernst Stötzner
    • Dptm. Head Walter
    Hildegard Schroedter
    Hildegard Schroedter
    • Ida Kuhn
    • Director
      • Vincent Perez
    • Writers
      • Achim von Borries(screenplay)
      • Vincent Perez(screenplay)
      • Bettine von Borries(collaboration on screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Based on the novel "Jeder stirbt für sich allein" (Every Man Dies Alone) by Hans Fallada. The novel was allegedly based on Gestapo files to which Fallada was given access.
    • Quotes

      [Last lines]

      Escherich: [Voice over] I read all your cards, Hobgoblin. Yours and your wife's. I am the only person who read all of them. All of them except for eighteen. Eighteen cards.

    • Connections
      Version of Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962)

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    Superb Acting
    Do you appreciate good acting? If so, you shouldn't miss "Alone In Berlin", an indie now playing at a few theaters in NYC. It features Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson as the Quangels, whose only son was killed in action fighting for the Nazis in WWII. They are heartbroken, but this is quickly replaced by anger and a sense of revenge for their loss. Otto (Gleeson) decides to print a series of anti-Nazi postcards and leave them at strategic public places around Berlin, but not in mailboxes or stuck in doors - that could mean death to the finder. Naturally, the Gestapo and SS are hot on his trail.

    If Brendan Gleeson is the heart of the picture, Emma Thompson is its soul. She is fearful at first but then embraces Otto's dangerous idea and in the process finds renewed love for her husband. She is fiercely loyal and discovers courage she thought she didn't have. She is heartbreaking in her anguish over the loss of her son, and she and Gleeson elevate a pedestrian story to a must-see.

    I wonder if at some point in production someone, in the old Hollywood tradition, should have yelled "Get me rewrite!", as the screenplay could have used a little 'punching up'. The story lacks some tension and suspense and relies on the two principals for success. And do they deliver. "Alone in Berlin" will be lost in the shuffle next year at Oscar time, which is a loss and a shame as both are deserving of an AA nom.
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Solos en Berlín
    • Filming locations
      • Görlitz, Saxony, Germany
    • Production companies
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Master Movies
      • FilmWave
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,125
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,869
      • Jan 15, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,205,598
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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