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Released 18 years ago.
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A Woman in Berlin
"World War II ends and her story begins..."
2008 2h 11m DE
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6.6
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82%
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★6.6TMDB · 75🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★7IMDB · 7,136
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Synopsis
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A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
“World War II ends and her story begins...”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Nina Hoss
Anonyma
Evgeniy Sidikhin
Major Andreij Rybkin
Juliane Köhler
Elke
August Diehl
Gerd
Irm Hermann
Witwe
Rüdiger Vogler
Eckhart
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Ilse Hoch
Isabell Gerschke
Lisbeth
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Max Färberböck
- Writers
- Catharina Schuchmann, Max Färberböck
- Languages
- Georgian, German, Russian
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Georgian, German, Russian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Max Färberböck, shot by Benedict Neuenfels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Zbigniew Preisner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ewa J. Lind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nina Hoss and Evgeniy Sidikhin and Juliane Köhler carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "World War II ends and her story begins...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1035730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Max Färberböck directs. Benedict Neuenfels behind the camera. Zbigniew Preisner scores. Ewa J. Lind cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Georgian, German, Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Georgian, German, Russian.
- 3Directed by Max Färberböck, shot by Benedict Neuenfels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Zbigniew Preisner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Ewa J. Lind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Nina Hoss and Evgeniy Sidikhin and Juliane Köhler carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "World War II ends and her story begins...".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1035730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Benedict Neuenfels
- Original score
- Zbigniew Preisner
- Editing
- Ewa J. Lind
- Production design
- Uli Hanisch
- Costume design
- Lucia Faust
- Makeup / hair
- Anette Keiser
- VFX supervisor
- David Laubsch
- Sound
- Frank Kruse
- Runtime
- 131 min · 2h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,863,939
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- NR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 74/100
- IMDB rating
- 7/10 · 7,136 votes
- MPAA
- Unrated
Awards
1 win & 4 nominations
Also by
Max Färberböck
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
ZDF
DE
- TE
Tempus Film
PL
Constantin Film
DE
Key crew
- Sound DesignerFrank Kruse
- EditorEwa J. Lind
- Executive ProducerMartin Moszkowicz
- CastingSimone Bär
- ProducerGünter Rohrbach
- Costume DesignLucia Faust
- Production ManagerAstrid Kühberger
- Key Makeup ArtistAnette Keiser
- GafferPatrick Touffexis
- Rigging GafferEmil Jevtic
- Main Title DesignerMatthias Brauner
- Makeup ArtistNiciy Axt
- Assistant Costume DesignerDaniele Gossens-Dommel
- Camera OperatorDavid Marschalsky
- Assistant Production DesignKai Koch
- Assistant Costume DesignerDorota Budna
- Second Assistant CameraBorris Kehl
- Assistant Set DecorationMartina Barthelmes
- Concept ArtistRainer Stock
- First Assistant CameraChristian von Spee
- Camera OperatorMarcus Pohlus
- Makeup ArtistRené Jordan
- Assistant Costume DesignerBarbara Hägele
- Still PhotographerTom Trambow
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- secret love
- berlin, germany
- rape
- strong woman
- love of one's life
- world war ii
- soviet military
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2009-07-17NR
Also known as
International titles
- Ανώνυμη: Το Απαγορευμένο ΗμερολόγιοGR
- The Downfall of Berlin: AnonymaGB
- A Woman In BerlinNO
- A Woman in BerlinUS
- Anonyma - Una Mujer En BerlinES
