Norway / Oct 19, 2012 / 12
She built one life on love, the other on deceit
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ursula Werner | Hiltrud |
| Jürgen Rißmann | Lattoch |
| Julia Bache-Wiig | Anne |
| Holger Handtke | German man |
| Daniel Krauss | German TV Journalist |
| Thomas Lawinky | Kahlmann |
| Ralf Dittrich | Clerk |
| Klara Manzel | Young Katrine Evensen |
| Christian Steyer | Archivist |
| Mathias Harrebye-Brandt | Danish Interrogator |
| Ellen Brigitte Winthe | Marit |
| Thorbjørn Harr | Young Bjarte Myrdal |
| Hubert Weber | Strassbourg Committee |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zwei Leben |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Norsk |
| Production countries | Germany, Norway |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Helgeland Film, Zinnober Film- und Fernsehproduktion, B&T Film |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 2012 |
| Production | Dieter Zeppenfeld, Rudi Teichmann, Jörg Westerkamp, Peter Kreutz, Axel Helgeland |
| Writer | Christoph Tölle, Georg Maas, Ståle Stein Berg, Judith Kaufmann, Hannelore Hippe |
| Casting | Kjersti Paulsen, Karoline Oppedal, Simone Bär |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
| Cinematography | Judith Kaufmann |
| Assistant directors | Judith Kaufmann, Georg Maas |
| Camera operators | Judith Kaufmann |
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| Additional photography | Judith Kaufmann |
| Production design | Bader El Hindi, Karoline Wilhelmsen, Kristine Wilhelmsen, Tamara Marini |
| Art direction | Karoline Wilhelmsen, Kristine Wilhelmsen, Tamara Marini, Bader El Hindi |
| Set decoration | Karoline Wilhelmsen, Kristine Wilhelmsen, Bader El Hindi, Tamara Marini |
| Stunts | Pål Morten Hverven |
| Music | Christoph Kaiser, Julian Maas |
| Sound | Christoph Kaiser, Julian Maas |
| Costume design | Ute Paffendorf |
| Makeup | Ute Paffendorf |
| Hairstyling | Ute Paffendorf |
| Revenue | 1.649.260 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Sep 19, 2013 / 12
United States / Feb 28, 2014
France / May 07, 2014
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Spain / Jul 11, 2014
Brazil / Jul 18, 2014
Greece / Nov 20, 2014 / Κ-12
Physical media
Greece / Feb 27, 2015 / DVD
TV
Germany / Jul 23, 2015 / 12 / Das Erste
France / Nov 27, 2019 / Arte
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