In 1930s Berlin, a woman’s life unravels as her unemployed husband succumbs to Nazi propaganda and joins the Storm Troopers, while her brother's anti-Nazi stance leads to his death, prompting her to confront her beliefs and make a risky choice.
Acting
Sutter's haunted stillness as Lissy cracks open.
Direction
Wolf's documentary-trained eye catches everyday fascism.
Director
Konrad Wolf
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Konrad Wolf was the son of Communist writer Friedrich Wolf and grew up in Soviet exile; he returned to East Germany specifically to make films about fascism's roots.
DEFA's 1957 answer to Hollywood's 'The Mortal Storm' — but angrier, more working-class, and banned in West Germany for being 'too Communist.'
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