Director - Konrad Wolf
Script - Angel Vagenshtain
Camera - Werner Bergmann
Music - Simeon Pironkov
Cast - Sasha Krusharska, Jürgen Frohriep, Erik S. Klein, Stefan Pejchev, Milka Tuykova, Leo Conforti, Itzhak Finzi
Production - Boyana Film, Deutsche Film (DEFA)
Stationed in a Bulgarian village in 1943, Walter, an artist and corporal in the Wehrmacht, lives an almost idyllic life far away from the war. Then, a transit camp is set up for Jews arriving from Greece and awaiting transport to Auschwitz. He falls in love with a Jewish girl and starts realizing the madness of fascism. He questions his place in the war and along with several Bulgarians, he organizes the escape of the girl.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS -
Cannes ’59 – Grand Prize of the Jury;
Edinburg ’59 – First Place and Special Mention;
Lille ’60 – First Place
Program
- 11.03.2022
CINEMA HOUSE - 18.00 часа
