Two Lives

"She built one life on love, the other on deceit"

2012 1h 37m DE

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 77

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Synopsis

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Europe 1990, the Berlin wall has just crumbled: Katrine, raised in East Germany, but now living in Norway for the last 20 years, is a “war child”; the result of a love relationship between a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier during World War II. She enjoys a happy family life with her mother, her husband, daughter and granddaughter. But when a lawyer asks her and her mother to witness in a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of the war children, she resists. Gradually, a web of concealments and secrets is unveiled, until Katrine is finally stripped of everything, and her loved ones are forced to take a stand: What carries more weight, the life they have lived together, or the lie it is based on?

“She built one life on love, the other on deceit”

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Cast

Juliane Köhler
Katrine
Liv Ullmann
Ase Evensen
Sven Nordin
Bjarte
Ken Duken
Sven Solbach
Dennis Storhøi
Hogseth
Vicky Krieps
Kathrin Lehnhaber
Rainer Bock
Hugo
Ursula Werner
Hiltrud

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georg Maas
Writers: Christoph Tölle, Georg Maas, Ståle Stein Berg
Languages: German, Norwegian
Countries: Germany, Norway

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Norwegian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Norway.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georg Maas, shot by Judith Kaufmann. 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 Christoph Kaiser. 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 Hansjörg Weißbrich 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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Juliane Köhler and Liv Ullmann and Sven Nordin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She built one life on love, the other on deceit".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Georg Maas directs. Judith Kaufmann behind the camera. Christoph Kaiser scores. Hansjörg Weißbrich cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Norway. Dialogue in German, Norwegian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Norwegian.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Norway.
4Directed by Georg Maas, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christoph Kaiser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hansjörg Weißbrich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Juliane Köhler and Liv Ullmann and Sven Nordin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She built one life on love, the other on deceit".
9IMDB entry: tt1783422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.