Stasi drama cheered at Berlin fest
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 12:32 AM
- Online news: World
A gripping drama about a woman plotting to flee communist East Germany who finds herself torn between love and freedom premiered to warm applause at the Berlin film festival Saturday.
German actors Ronald Zehrfeld (L) and Nina Hoss pose in a photocall for their film 'Barbara' at the Berlin film festival. The gripping drama about a woman plotting to flee communist East Germany who finds herself torn between love and freedom premiered to warm applause.
"Barbara" by Christian Petzold, one of the stars of the so-called Berlin School of realist, character-driven film-making, enlists his frequent muse Nina Hoss to recreate a portrait of a woman at an agonising crossroads.
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