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I Was Nineteen

Not Rated Drama History War

Starring: Jaecki Schwarz, Vasiliy Livanov, Rolf Hoppe, Galina Polskikh, Jürgen Hentsch

Writer: Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Gerhard Wolf

Release Date:
February 1, 1968
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
Director:
Konrad Wolf
Companies:
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Overview

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.