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June, 1945. Badly injured, her face destroyed, Auschwitz survivor Nelly returns to her hometown, Berlin. She's accompanied by Lene, a Jewish agency employee and Nelly's friend from pre-war days. Having barely recovered from facial surgery, Nelly ignores Lene's warnings and sets out to...

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Corporate Authors: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber Firm; Tempus Film; Bayerischer Rundfunk; Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Group Author: Petzold, Christian, 1960; Farocki, Harun; Koerner von Gustorf, Florian; Weber, Michael, 1958; Hoss, Nina; Zehrfeld, Ronald, 1977; Kunzendorf, Nina, 1971; Maertens, Michael, 1963; Kogge, Imogen; Block, Kirsten; Fromm, Hans, 1961; Böhler, Bettina; Will, Stefan; Monteilhet, Hubert.
Published: Goethe Institut,
Publisher Address: München :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Video DVD
Language: German
English
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Summary: June, 1945. Badly injured, her face destroyed, Auschwitz survivor Nelly returns to her hometown, Berlin. She's accompanied by Lene, a Jewish agency employee and Nelly's friend from pre-war days. Having barely recovered from facial surgery, Nelly ignores Lene's warnings and sets out to find her husband, Johnny - the love of her life who is convinced that his wife is dead. When Nelly finally tracks him down, he recognizes nothing but an unnerving resemblance and doesn't believe it could really be her. Hoping to secure her family's inheritance, Johnny suggests to Nelly that she take on the iden
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
Based on the novel by Hubert Monteilhet.
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience: Rated M. Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. NOTE: adult themes.
Production Credits: Directed by Christian Petzold.
Music, Stefan Will.
Index Number: PN1997
CLC: 791.06
Call Number: 791.06/PHO