I Was Nineteen

Name: I Was Nineteen
Director: Konrad Wolf
Released: 1968

Konrad Wolf

New German Cinema identity and belonging post-war Germany Soviet occupation moral ambiguity war atrocities

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Synopsis

A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.

Year1968

CountryGermany

DirectorKonrad Wolf

MovementNew German Cinema

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