GERMANY · 1955

The Rats

Robert Siodmak
postwar displacement maternal custody child adoption poverty and desperation abandonment
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Soon after World War II, a pregnant Polish refugee, Pauline, wanders Berlin looking for the boyfriend who abandoned her. She has no option but to sell her child to another woman, Anna. After the birth, Pauline decides she wants the baby back.

Year1955
CountryGermany
DirectorRobert Siodmak
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