
Europa

World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks.
Overview
In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimately finds himself being used by both sides.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award (1991)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (1992)
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Box office
Grossed $1.01M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Series
Part of Europa trilogy
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Music
Music by Joachim Holbek
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jean-Paul Meurisse, Edward Klosinski and Henning Bendtsen
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lars von TrierScreenplay
- Niels VørselScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 27, 1991
- Original language
- German
- Revenue
- $1M
- Countries
- Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
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