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Germany, Year Zero

1948 · 74 min

A stark, slow immersion in rubble and quiet despair, watching a child's world collapse with unrelenting realism.

Tagline
A soldier can lose everything but his courage.
Overview
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • survival
  • guilt
  • family
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Written by
Max Kolpé, Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Carlo Lizzani
Starring
Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger, Erich Gühne, Heidi Blänkner, Jo Herbst, Barbara Hintz
Music
Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography
Robert Juillard
Runtime
74 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
English, French, German

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