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Wo Du hin gehst...

1957 · 97 min

A somber, earnest wartime romance where political commitment and personal love are constantly at odds, unfolding with measured tension and melancholy.

Directed by: Martin Hellberg
Genres: Drama, War
Starring: Wolfgang Stumpf, Gisela Trowe, Raimund Schelcher

Overview: Berlin, 1936. Athletes and visitors from all over the world have come to the city to take part in the Olympic Games. Anti-Fascists use the opportunity to tell the foreign guests about the situation in Germany by distributing leaflets. Being cornered by the Gestapo, the wounded resistance fighter Jakob manages to go into hiding with the help of the Swiss doctor Thea. They fall in love with each other and when Jakob joins the International Brigades in Spain to fight against Franco, Thea follows him and becomes a dedicated fighter against Fascism. The enduring battle, however, keeps preventing them from becoming a real couple.

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Directed by: Martin Hellberg
Genres: Drama, War
Starring: Wolfgang Stumpf, Gisela Trowe, Raimund Schelcher

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
love
betrayal
survival
justice
Places: big city
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, war
Directed by: Martin Hellberg
Written by: Eduard Claudius, Martin Hellberg
Starring: Wolfgang Stumpf, Gisela Trowe, Raimund Schelcher, Gerry Wolff, Johannes Knittel, Josef Kamper, Alexander Papendiek, Otto-Erich Edenharter
Runtime: 97 min
Country: East Germany
Languages: German

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