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The Woman with the 5 Elephants

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Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.
StarringSvetlana GeierAnna GötteHannelore Hagen
DirectorVadim Jendreyko
WriterVadim Jendreyko

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:February 7th, 2012 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$9,256 (Worldwide)
Original Language:German
Production Companies:ZDF, 3sat, Filmtank, Mira Film, SRF
The Woman with the 5 Elephants on the Web:Official Website