Barbara
East Germany, 1980. Barbara (Nina Hoss), a young doctor, is starting a new job at a small hospital in the remote countryside. She has been transferred there by the government as punishment for applying for an exit visa from the GDR. Her aim is to escape to the West to join her boyfriend, Jörg (Mark Waschke). Barbara, detached and self-contained, keeps her head down and gets on with her work, despite being subjected to random home checks and intrusive body searches. However, as the weeks go by, she becomes both beguiled and confused by the attentions of her new boss, Andre (Ronald Zehrfeld). Can she trust him, or has he been assigned to keep tabs on her? As the day of her planned escape approaches, Barbara starts to lose control. Over herself, her plans, over love.
Year: 2012
Genre: Drama, German Cinema, 2013
Country: Germany
Director: Christian Petzold
Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Mark Waschke, Christina Hecke
Duration: 101 Minutes
Rating: M - Sexual references
Subtitles: Yes
7.2/10
Location in store: Foreign (Germany)
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