Product Information
The horrors and moral compromises of war set the stage for this harrowing drama from director Max Farberbock, based on a true story.Product Identifiers
ProducerGunter Rohrbach
EAN5055002555060
eBay Product ID (ePID)79922430
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleThe Anonyma-The Downfall of Berlin
ActorNina Hoss, Irm Hermann, Jordis Triebel, Yevgeny Sidikhin
DirectorMax Farberbock
FormatDVD
Release Year2010
LanguageEnglish
Run Time126 Mins
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
Director of PhotographyBenedict Neuenfels
Production DesignerBenedict Neuenfels
AuthorEichborn Verlag
Consumer AdviceContains sexual violence, strong sex and language
Additional InformationAn anonymous female reporter (Nina Hoss) is living in Berlin in the spring of 1945; most of the city has been reduced to rubble by bombing, the German army has been decimated, and most of those left behind are expecting the arrival of Russian troops and fearful of what awaits them. The reporter is one of a number of women who are hiding wherever they can in the city, expecting that they will be raped and brutalized by the Russians. It doesn't take long for their worst fears to be realized as the emotionally ravaged Russian soldiers take out their anger and frustration on their new captives. But the reporter, who can speak Russian, is determined not to allow herself to be violated by the soldiers, and she decides to curry favour with a Soviet officer who will then protect her from his underlings. The reporter's plan works as she becomes the lover of Major Andrej (Yevgeni Sidikhin), an officer with decidedly mixed feelings about his work. But as the reporter trades consensual sex for the safety Andrej can give her, both are aware who is the victor and who is a captive, and elsewhere in Berlin both German survivors and the soldiers occupying Berlin show the scars of war as they bring out the worst in one another.
Movie/TV TitleThe Anonyma - The Downfall Of Berlin
ComposerZbigniew Preisner
Sound sourceDolby Digital
ScreenwriterMax Farberbock