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Overall Rank: 16688
Average Rating: 2.5/4
# of Ratings: 4
Theatrical Release Date: 01/13/2017
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 06/13/2017
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Vincent Perez
Actors: Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl, Brendan Gleeson, Mikael Persbrandt, Katharina Schüttler, Louis Hofmann
Plot: The true story of a German family who resist in their own way the Nazi regime during WWII, after their son dies on the front. -- travincal
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An admirable piece of resistance
ikkegoemikke - wrote on 03/13/2017
"You're to blame.
You and your damn war!
You and your damn fuhrer!"
There are countless films about the resistance during WWII. But I had never heard of a German resistance against the Nazi regime. I'm sure there were more German citizens who weren't set up with the affairs of the German Empire. Most likely they kept this to themselves out of fear for reprisals. Anna (Emma Thompson) and Otto Quangel (Brendan Gleeson), whose name was Hampel in real life, may have had an aversion to the regime in the first place because their son had to join the German army. That's beyond dispute. The day they received a letter with the news that their son was killed at the front, is a turning point for both. Anna starts mourning in a serene way, while Otto's rebellious nature takes over and his …
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