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Stars
90 min
Available until 19/01/2026
Stationed in a remote Bulgarian village in 1943, German sergeant Walter lives seemingly untouched by the war until a convoy of Greek Jews on its way to Auschwitz arrives. That is how he meets Ruth, a young Jewish woman whose courage awakens his conscience. As love grows between prisoner and guard, Walter faces a devastating choice between duty and humanity in the shadow of fascism.
With
Sascha Kruscharska
Erik S. Klein
With
Jürgen Frohriep
Director
Konrad Wolf
Author
Angel Wagenstein
Production
Coproduction Office
Producer
Defa
Composer
Simeon Pironkow
Country
Bulgaria
Germany
Year
1959
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