Meines Vaters Straßenbahn

A somber, slow-burning family chronicle that immerses you in wartime hardship and moral compromise, seen through a child's eyes.

Created by

Celino Bleiweiß

Genres

Drama

Starring

Monika Woytowicz, Arno Wyzniewski, Rene Kalaene

Overview

Ralph grows up in pre-war Dresden as the eldest son of a principled and orderly streetcar conductor. With the rise to power of the Nazis, the war, the collapse and the hesitant new beginning, his firmly established middle-class world is also thrown off course. His father is one of the first to be called up to the front. His mother is left alone with the responsibility for Ralph and his younger brother Achim. In the air-raid shelter, during the nights of bombing and later in the daily struggle against misery and hunger, the mother quickly abandons all moral baggage and develops a pragmatic will to survive, for which she admires Ralph. At the same time, the boy is frightened by his mother's desperate claim to happiness because he perceives her affairs as a betrayal of his father, who has gradually faded into a symbol of a happy, carefree childhood.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, survival, coming-of-age, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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