"A nameless woman keeps a diary as the Russians invade Berlin in the spring of 1945. She is in her early 30s, a patriotic journalist with international credentials; her husband, Gerd, a writer, is an officer at the Russian front. She speaks Russian and, for a day or two after the invasion, keeps herself safe, but then the rapes begin. She resolves to control her fate and invites the attentions of a Russian major, Andreij Rybkin. He becomes her protector of sorts subject to pressures from his own fellow soldiers and officers. Dramas play out in the block of flats where she lives. Is she an amoral traitor?"
I bought this dvd yesterday because it looked interesting and it was cheap! Glad I did because it's an extremely well made and well acted movie. If you're looking for an action film, this isn't for you although there is a sequence at the start where Russian troops have to clear out a Berlin house which I thought was really well done. Plenty of T34's and PPSH's as well.
Action isn't what the story is all about though. It's about the woman of Berlin and what they have to do to survive. I was expecting to see some fairly brutal scenes but the Russians are portrayed more as drunken and fairly harmless guys with just sex on their minds. I expect the reality was a lot more sinister.
I recommend seeing this film. I doubt you will want to watch it over and over again but it makes a change from the average Hollywood trash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJFsFIvsDyY
I bought this dvd yesterday because it looked interesting and it was cheap! Glad I did because it's an extremely well made and well acted movie. If you're looking for an action film, this isn't for you although there is a sequence at the start where Russian troops have to clear out a Berlin house which I thought was really well done. Plenty of T34's and PPSH's as well.
Action isn't what the story is all about though. It's about the woman of Berlin and what they have to do to survive. I was expecting to see some fairly brutal scenes but the Russians are portrayed more as drunken and fairly harmless guys with just sex on their minds. I expect the reality was a lot more sinister.
I recommend seeing this film. I doubt you will want to watch it over and over again but it makes a change from the average Hollywood trash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJFsFIvsDyY
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