Overview
Exiled to a rural clinic in 1980s East Germany for seeking an exit visa, a disillusioned doctor maintains a guarded distance from her colleagues, unsure if the kindly head physician is a genuine ally or a Stasi informant.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the German Film Award for Best Feature Film (2012)
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Nominations
11 award nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Film (2012)
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Box office
Grossed $6.89M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Baltic Sea
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Music
Music by Stefan Will
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Hans Fromm
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Christian PetzoldScreenplay
- Harun FarockiWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 8, 2012
- Original language
- German
- Revenue
- $6.9M
- Countries
- Germany
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Cast
Nina HossBarbara
Ronald ZehrfeldAndré
Rainer BockKlaus Schütz
Christina HeckeAssistenzärztin Schulze
Claudia Geisler-BadingStationsschwester Schlösser
Peter WeissMedizinstudent
Carolin HauptMedizinstudentin- Deniz PetzoldAngelo
Rosa EnskatHausmeisterin Bungert
Jasna Fritzi BauerStella
Peer-Uwe TeskaKellner im Ausflugslokal
Elisabeth LehmannJunge Kellnerin
Mark WaschkeJörg
Peter BenedictGerhard
Thomas NeumannRentner am Auto
Anette DaugardtMitarbeiterin Schütz
Thomas BadingKlavierstimmer
Susanne BormannSteffi
Jannik SchümannMario
Alicia von RittbergAngie
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