Alone in Berlin

"The truth was their resistance."

2016 1h 43m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 412

WarThrillerDrama

Synopsis

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Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. This working class couple had long believed in the ‘Führer’ and followed him willingly, but now they realise that his promises are nothing but lies and deceit. They begin writing postcards as a form of resistance and in a bid to raise awareness: Stop the war machine! Kill Hitler! Putting their lives at risk, they distribute these cards in the entrances of tenement buildings and in stairwells. But the SS and the Gestapo are soon onto them, and even their neighbours pose a threat.

“The truth was their resistance.”

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Cast

Emma Thompson
Anna Quangel
Brendan Gleeson
Otto Quangel
Daniel Brühl
Escherich
Mikael Persbrandt
Prall
Katharina Schüttler
Claire Gehrich
Louis Hofmann
Hans Quangel
Rafael Gareisen
Herbert Wegner
Hildegard Schroedter
Ida Kuhn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincent Perez
Writers: Vincent Perez, Achim von Borries
Languages: English
Countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent Perez, shot by Christophe Beaucarne. 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 Alexandre Desplat. 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 François Gédigier 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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Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson and Daniel Brühl carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The truth was their resistance.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3026488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Vincent Perez directs. Christophe Beaucarne behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. François Gédigier cuts. Produced in France, Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Vincent Perez, shot by Christophe Beaucarne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor François Gédigier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson and Daniel Brühl carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The truth was their resistance.".
8IMDB entry: tt3026488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.