Movie
“She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.”
6.1/10
2013
1h 42m
de
Drama
Overview
East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.
Director
Christian Schwochow
Writers
Heide Schwochow
Movie Information
Release Date
October 25, 2013
Runtime
1h 42m
Status
Released
Original Language
de
Vote Count
32
Production
Terz Filmproduktion
Ö-Filmproduktion
