West

West (2013)

15
14/09/2015 (GB)
Drama
1h 42m

She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.

Overview

East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.

  • Christian SchwochowDirector
  • Heide SchwochowScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Westen

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    German

Top Billed Cast

Jördis Triebel

Jördis Triebel

Nelly

Tristan Göbel

Tristan Göbel

Alexej

Alexander Scheer

Alexander Scheer

Hans Pischke

Jacky Ido

Jacky Ido

John Bird

Anja Antonowicz

Anja Antonowicz

Krystina

Stefan Lampadius

Stefan Lampadius

Jürgen Lüttich

Andreas Nickl

Andreas Nickl

Gerd Becker

Gabriele Schulze

Gabriele Schulze

Frau Breitscheit

Michael Witte

Michael Witte

Joachim Fierlinger

Tania Carlin

Tania Carlin

Britische Geheimdienstlerin

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