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From Hilde, with Love

2024 · 124 min

A quietly devastating true story that balances tender romance with the looming dread of persecution, anchored by a powerful lead performance.

Overview
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • survival
  • parenthood
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • prison
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
war, drama, history
Directed by
Andreas Dresen
Written by
Laila Stieler
Starring
Liv Lisa Fries, Johannes Hegemann, Sina Martens, Lisa Wagner, Alexander Scheer, Emma Bading, Lisa Hrdina, Lena Urzendowsky
Cinematography
Judith Kaufmann
Runtime
124 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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