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The Diary of Anne Frank

Original title: Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank
  • 20162016
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
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Lea van Acken in The Diary of Anne Frank (2016)
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During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hans Steinbichler
  • Writers
    • Fred Breinersdorfer
    • Anne Frank(based on the book "Het Achterhuis" by)
  • Stars
    • Lea van Acken
    • Martina Gedeck
    • Ulrich Noethen
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  • Director
    • Hans Steinbichler
  • Writers
    • Fred Breinersdorfer
    • Anne Frank(based on the book "Het Achterhuis" by)
  • Stars
    • Lea van Acken
    • Martina Gedeck
    • Ulrich Noethen
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    • 6User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations

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    Lea van Acken
    Lea van Acken
    • Anne Frankas Anne Frank
    Martina Gedeck
    Martina Gedeck
    • Edith Frankas Edith Frank
    Ulrich Noethen
    Ulrich Noethen
    • Otto Frankas Otto Frank
    Stella Kunkat
    • Margot Frankas Margot Frank
    André Jung
    • Hans van Daanas Hans van Daan
    Margarita Broich
    Margarita Broich
    • Petronella van Daanas Petronella van Daan
    Leonard Carow
    Leonard Carow
    • Peter van Daanas Peter van Daan
    Arthur Klemt
    • Albert Dusselas Albert Dussel
    Gerti Drassl
    • Miep Giesas Miep Gies
    Stefan Merki
    • Victor Kugleras Victor Kugler
    Jamie Bick
    Jamie Bick
    • Hannelias Hanneli
    Ella Frey
    Ella Frey
    • Anne Frank as Childas Anne Frank as Child
    Maximilian Löwenstein
    • Jan Giesas Jan Gies
    Michael A. Grimm
    Michael A. Grimm
    • Wilhelm van Maarenas Wilhelm van Maaren
    Michael Kranz
    Michael Kranz
    • Jan Hartogas Jan Hartog
    Florian Teichtmeister
    • Karl Josef Silberbaueras Karl Josef Silberbauer
    Marcus Widmann
    • Jo Kleinmannas Jo Kleinmann
    Konstanze Fischer
    • Bep Voskuijlas Bep Voskuijl
    • Director
      • Hans Steinbichler
    • Writers
      • Fred Breinersdorfer
      • Anne Frank(based on the book "Het Achterhuis" by)
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    • Trivia
      The actor Ulrich Noethen who plays Otto Frank, due to their physical resemblance, played Heinrich Himmler, the feared Chief of the SS and the Gestapo, in the films "Downfall" (2004) and "My Führer" (2007). The Gestapo is the police that arrest the Franks and their friends.
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      Version of The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Mir geht's gut
      Music by Bruno Balz

      Performed by Lea van Acken and Stella Kunkat

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    9/10
    A new perspective on a jaded story
    There are many reasons to be wary of another movie about Anne Frank. First of, the diary has been turned into a film before -- with Audrey Hepburn as lead. Hard to beat. Then it's apparently yet another -- usually equally schlocky and moralistic -- German movie about the evil Nazi era to be fed to the yawning (school) classes. Consequently, Germany's largest news magazine Spiegel entitled its review of the movie "What school classes will be bored with next", and, much worse, Germany's largest tabloid Bild declared it "the most important film of the year". Leading actress Lea von Acken has been featured in all the gossip mags for weeks with her gushing about how awesomely brave and intelligent Anne Frank had been.

    When I read Anne Frank's diary (originally entitled "The Rear House") as a school boy, I was hard pressed for sympathy. Not for the plight of the persecuted Jews in general, but for Anne Frank in particular. She seemed to be like one of those picture perfect girls who always did their homework on time and played violin as a hobby. Someone who wrote a diary to an imaginary friend called "Kitty" seemed to have been endowed with a rich inner life, one which I, for one, didn't care one bit for.

    But luckily, all my expectations were unfulfilled. The 2016 offering of Anne Frank's diary is a fresh, important and eminently watchable movie. It really brings something new to an already full table. This isn't the censored 1950ies version of Anne, but a portrait of a feisty, often unbalanced, idiosyncratic and lonesome girl. She wrote the diary not because it was the girly thing to do, but because she didn't have anyone who understood her and whom she could communicate with. She was a girl who could be uncomfortable. Especially Anne and her elder sister are shown with unusual realism.

    This movie might well give you a fresh perspective on a story you might have thought you already knew.
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    • Mar 6, 2016

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 2016 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anne Frank'in Hatıra Defteri
    • Filming locations
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • AVE Gesellschaft für Fernsehproduktion
      • Zeitsprung Pictures
      • Universal Pictures International (UPI)
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      • $3,068,263
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      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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