Summaries

A German doctor was a successful contributor to Hitler's Germany. After WWII, he seeks to escape accountability. He meets a Polish-German-Jewish beauty, who was brutalized during the War, and rescues her from further violation. The two start a compelling journey together in another country. Instinctual killer sometimes becomes compassionate, caring, and passionate man. Quiet victim becomes a resistor. Is love found or momentary, passionate comfort? Is the doctor a good man after all, worthy of a woman's love? Has one ever reached a point of no return? Can true love grow from the ashes of soul and society? Are we ever free?—Lily Ylang

1945. When high-ranking Nazi Viktor's wife dies, he needs someone to take care of his daughter. Why not Eva, an Auschwitz survivor? The trio looks forward to a new life in Argentina, but the past refuses to lie still... Late 1945. While many emigrés - especially Jews and Socialists - begin returning to Germany and their various native countries, others are desperate to reach the shores of Perón's dictatorial Argentina. These are the men and women who still believe in the Third Reich and would be loyal to the Führer to this day. One of these men is an unrepentant high-ranking Nazi, SS Obersturmbannführer Viktor Voss, who arrives home just as his wife breathes her last. Since he now needs a mother for his young daughter Emma, he - pragmatically - turns his efforts to saving Eva, a young Jewish woman and gifted pianist who survived Auschwitz. The trio looks forward to a new life in Buenos Aires. But the past refuses to lie still, and both Voss and Eva are unable to escape the horrors that have scarred both of them forever.

Details

Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 14, 2014
Countries of origin Germany
Language German
Filming locations Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Production companies Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) Tellux Film Albolina Film

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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