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West

Original Title: Westen

2013
1h 42m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2013

Runtime

1h 42m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past."

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Oct 25, 2013
Digital Release
Jun 12, 2015
Languages
English
German
Polish
Russian
Director
Christian Schwochow
Christian Schwochow
Production
Terz Filmproduktion
Terz Filmproduktion
Zero One Film
Zero One Film
Ö-Filmproduktion
Ö-Filmproduktion
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

39 Cast Members

Jördis Triebel

Jördis Triebel

Nelly

Tristan Göbel

Tristan Göbel

Alexej

Alexander Scheer

Alexander Scheer

Hans Pischke

Jacky Ido

Jacky Ido

John Bird

Anja Antonowicz

Anja Antonowicz

Krystina

Stefan Lampadius

Stefan Lampadius

Jürgen Lüttich

Andreas Nickl

Andreas Nickl

Gerd Becker

Gabriele Schulze

Frau Breitscheit

Michael Witte

Michael Witte

Joachim Fierlinger

Tania Carlin

Tania Carlin

Britische Geheimdienstlerin

Ryszard Ronczewski

Ryszard Ronczewski

Krystynas Vater Jakob

Polina Voskresenskaya

Jelena

Hendrik Arnst

Hendrik Arnst

Pförtner Neumann

Michael Benthin

Michael Benthin

Arthur Wilhelm

Tatjana Berges

Jelenas Großmutter

Angelika Böttiger

Angelika Böttiger

Dame vom ärztlichen Dienst

Winnie Böwe

Winnie Böwe

Susanne

Indre Bogdan

Frau mit roten Haaren

Diana-Maria Breuer

Diana-Maria Breuer

Beamtin 1

Tony Dunham

britischer Geheimdienstbeamter

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