Germany / Oct 25, 2013 / 12
She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gabriele Schulze | Frau Breitscheit |
| Michael Witte | Joachim Fierlinger |
| Tania Carlin | Britische Geheimdienstlerin |
| Ryszard Ronczewski | Krystynas Vater Jakob |
| Polina Voskresenskaya | Jelena |
| Hendrik Arnst | Pförtner Neumann |
| Michael Benthin | Arthur Wilhelm |
| Tatjana Berges | Jelenas Großmutter |
| Angelika Böttiger | Dame vom ärztlichen Dienst |
| Winnie Böwe | Susanne |
| Indre Bogdan | Frau mit roten Haaren |
| Diana-Maria Breuer | Beamtin 1 |
| Tony Dunham | britischer Geheimdienstbeamter |
| Rike Eckermann | Blumenverkäuferin |
| Christian Ehrich | Beamter |
| Julia Franck | französische Geheimdienstmitarbeiterin |
| Jeanette Haas | Lagermitarbeiterin |
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| Regine Hentschel | Krystynas Chefin |
| Karin Johnson | CIA-Protokollatin |
| Oskar Keymer | Junge vom Schulhof |
| Carlo Ljubek | Dr. Wassilij Batalow |
| Michael Lucke | Grenzbeamter |
| Doris Plenert | Frau Siebers |
| Hacky Rumpel | Nachbar |
| Lilja Seibicke | Jenny, Nachbars Tochter |
| Kerstin Thielemann | Sigrid |
| Mary van der Schors | Beamtin 2 |
| Jens Wachholz | Wolfgang |
| Luise Weiß | Kellnerin im Café Bernstein |
| Daniel Werner | Pfarrer |
| Tom Zahner | CIA-Agent Fleischmann |
| Svetlana Belesova | Gast im Café Bernstein |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Westen |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch, Polski, Pусский |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Terz Filmproduktion, Zero One Film, Ö-Filmproduktion |
| Release date | 25 ottobre 2013 |
| Production | Thomas Kufus, Stefanie Groß, Barbara Buhl, Georg Steinert, Cooky Ziesche |
| Writer | Heide Schwochow, Julia Franck |
| Casting | Uta Seibicke |
| Editing | Jens Klüber, Günther Mairiedl |
| Cinematography | Frank Lamm, Christian Graf, Johannes Mielsch, Rolf Rosendahl, Julia Terjung |
| Assistant directors | Christian Schwochow, Inés Burger |
| Lighting | Sebastian Daszkiewicz |
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| Camera operators | Frank Lamm, Christian Graf, Johannes Mielsch, Rolf Rosendahl, Julia Terjung |
| Additional photography | Frank Lamm, Christian Graf, Johannes Mielsch, Rolf Rosendahl, Julia Terjung |
| Production design | Tim Pannen, Jan Müller, Iulia Mitzner |
| Art direction | Jan Müller, Iulia Mitzner, Tim Pannen |
| Set decoration | Jan Müller, Iulia Mitzner, Tim Pannen |
| Music | Lorenz Dangel, Daniel Iribarren, Martin Langenbach, Rainer Heesch, Tobias Fleig |
| Sound | Daniel Iribarren, Martin Langenbach, Rainer Heesch, Tobias Fleig, Lorenz Dangel |
| Costume design | Kristin Schuster, Christiane Hoyer, Wolfgang Böge, Beatrix John, Ragna Jornitz, Michael Seel |
| Makeup | Wolfgang Böge, Beatrix John, Ragna Jornitz, Michael Seel, Kristin Schuster, Christiane Hoyer |
| Hairstyling | Kristin Schuster, Christiane Hoyer, Wolfgang Böge, Beatrix John, Ragna Jornitz, Michael Seel |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Nov 05, 2014
Spain / Aug 05, 2015
Digital
Ireland / Jun 12, 2015 / 15
Physical media
United Kingdom / Sep 14, 2015 / 15 / DVD
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