A German communist wrongly accused and sent to a labour camp has to keep her past life hidden for the sake of her and her family’s freedom.
Acting
Alexandra Maria Lara's face does what dialogue cannot.
Direction
Böhlich turns bureaucratic horror into personal hell.

Director
Bernd Böhlich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on true Stasi infiltration tactics; thousands of East Germans lived as 'unofficial collaborators' under duress.
The film mirrors The Lives of Others but from the perpetrator-victim's perspective—rarely explored in German cinema.