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West (2013)

West (2013)

Drama

She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.

Release Date: 2013, October 25
Directors: Christian Schwochow
Countries: Germany
Production: Terz Filmproduktion, Zero One Film, Ö-Filmproduktion
Cast: Jacky Ido, Michael Benthin, Anja Antonowicz, Alexander Scheer, Tania Carlin, Hendrik Arnst, Tristan Göbel, Gabriele Schulze, Carlo Ljubek, Regine Hentschel, Jördis Triebel, Tom Zahner

Overview:

East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.