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Berlin 1945

2020 · 1 season

A sober, harrowing plunge into a ruined city, told by those who lived it, leaving you shaken and grave.

Created by
Volker Heise
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Life in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common Berliners to Allied troops.

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Created by
Volker Heise
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • death
  • trauma
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism10
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Volker Heise
Written by
Volker Heise
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
ARTE
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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