TV series

Ways across the Country

1968 · 1 season

A slow, serious historical drama that follows one woman through war and upheaval, feeling weighty and earnest with moments of quiet tension.

Overview: East German TV miniseries about the young maid Gertrud Habersaat, who marries, moves from Mecklenburg to Poland in the early 1940s, has to come back to Mecklenburg as a refugee during World War II and finally finds her place during the 1950s.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
identity
betrayal
redemption
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild