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Release Year: 2008
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Alternative Title: Anónima: Una mujer en Berlín, Anônima - Uma Mulher em Berlim, Анонимна: Една жена в Берлин, A Woman in Berlin, En kvinde i Berlin, Nainen Berliinissä, En kvinna i Berlin, To imerologio mias anonymis, Anonymi - To apagorevmeno imerologio, Egy berlini nő - Anonyma, Kobieta w Berlinie, O femeie in Berlin, Безымянная - одна женщина в Берлине, Bezymyannaya - odna zhenshchina v Berline, The Downfall of Berlin: Anonyma, Anonyma - A Woman in Berlin
Director: Max Färberböck
Writer: Catharina Schuchmann, Marta Hillers, Max Färberböck
Producer(s): N/A
Companies: N/A
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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In spring 1945, as Russian forces invade Berlin, a nameless woman in her early thirties, a patriotic journalist with international credentials, begins keeping a diary. Initially safe due to her knowledge of Russian and journalistic credentials, she soon faces rape threats from Russian soldiers. To protect herself, she invites the attentions of a Russian major named Andreij Rybkin, becoming his mistress. The situation remains tense as other Russian officers pressure Major Rybkin, and dramas unfold within her apartment block. She questions her morality: 'How do we go on living?' Meanwhile, her husband Gerd, an officer at the Russian front, is unknowningly absent.
'Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin' (2008) directed by Max Färberböck, is a historical drama based on true events. It portrays the experiences of German women during the Soviet occupation of Berlin in WWII's final days. The film explores themes of survival, morality, and resilience through the lens of an unnamed protagonist who keeps a diary detailing her encounters with Russian soldiers, her relationship with Major Rybkin, and her struggle to maintain hope amidst chaos.
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