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In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.
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CCC Filmkunst
Original Title
Eine Liebe in Deutschland
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →H
Hanna Schygulla
Pauline Kropp
P
Piotr Łysak
Stanislaus
A
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Mayer
R
Ralf Wolter
Schulze
D
Daniel Olbrychski
Wiktorczyk
B
Bernhard Wicki
Dr. Borg
G
Gérard Desarthe
Karl Wyler
E
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Elisabeth Schnittgens
S
Sigfrit Steiner
Melchior
E
Erika Wackernagel
Frau Melchior
B
Ben Becker
Klaus
O
Otto Sander
Narrator
F
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Zinngruber
G
Gernot Duda
Stackmann
S
Serge Merlin
Alker
H
Heidi Joschko
Frau Zinngruber
I
Ilse Bahrs
Frau Schnittgens, old
M
Marie-Hélène Dasté
Maria Wyler, old
M
Marie-Christine Barrault
Maria Wyler
D
Dieter Kursawe
2 Policeman
