In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.
Credits
A Love in Germany Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Daniel Olbrychski
He was 38, now 79 years old
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as Wiktorczyk |
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Serge Merlin
He was 50, 86 years old when he died
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as Alker |
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Erika Wackernagel
She was 58, 70 years old when she died
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as Frau Melchior |
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Bernhard Wicki
He was 63, 80 years old when he died
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as Dr. Borg |
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Otto Sander
He was 42, 72 years old when he died
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as Narrator |
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Sigfrit Steiner
He was 76, 81 years old when he died
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as Melchior |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
He was 52, now 94 years old
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as Mayer |
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Ralf Wolter
He was 56, now 98 years old
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as Schulze |
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Ben Becker
He was 18, now 60 years old
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as Klaus |
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Piotr Łysak
He was 24, now 66 years old
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as Stanislaus |
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Gérard Desarthe
He was 38, now 79 years old
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as Karl Wyler |
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Hanna Schygulla
She was 39, now 80 years old
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as Pauline Kropp |
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Gernot Duda
He was 55, 76 years old when he died
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as Stackmann |
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Elisabeth Trissenaar
She was 39, now 80 years old
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as Elisabeth Schnittgens |
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Friedrich G. Beckhaus
He was 55, now 97 years old
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as Zinngruber |
A Love in Germany Crew
