Germany / Sep 08, 2017 / arte
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
TV post-war drama about a gruesome chapter of the Nazi era. Nadja Uhl reveals "wild" euthanasia in psychiatry. Oldenburg, 1948: For Margaret Oelkers (Uhl) and her two little sons, the pension is not enough as a war-wittwe behind and in front. But the authorities are working hard, not even because of their lack of credentials on the employment of their killed in the war. After an energetic appearance at the office, she is briefly put into the psychiatry of the Wehnen nursing home as a trainee. The consequences are bitter: one attests to their schizophrenia, takes away the children and brings them to the sister in the country. For a year, Margarete was kept in the hospital against her will, and forced to do so with electric shocks. After her release, she was placed under the guardianship of her neighbor Erich Windhorst (Martin Wuttke), a man with an SS past...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Janina Fautz | Antje Eversen |
| Barbara Philipp | Frau Schröder |
| Jens Schäfer | Arnold Eversen |
| Patrik Gega | Jochen Oelkers |
| David Bredin | Otto |
| Jan Šeba | Karl Oelkers |
| Petra Zieser | Erna |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ich werde nicht schweigen |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nordfilm, ZDF |
| Release date | 8 settembre 2017 |
| Production | Kerstin Ramcke |
| Writer | Esther Gronenborn, Sönke Lars Neuwöhner |
| Cinematography | Birgit Guðjónsdóttir |
| Assistant directors | Esther Gronenborn |
| Camera operators | Birgit Guðjónsdóttir |
| Additional photography | Birgit Guðjónsdóttir |
| Music | Gert Wilden Jr. |
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| Sound | Gert Wilden Jr. |
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