I Was Nineteen (1968)


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Themes:The Human ConditionComing Of AgeMoral AmbiguityIdentity CrisisIsolationWar's Impact On YouthDiscover Similar ThemesMood:ReflectiveMelancholicIntrospectiveSomberThought-ProvokingAmbivalentDiscover Similar Mood
A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.
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Uncovering Historical TruthsSelf-DiscoveryQuestioning AuthorityPersonal JourneyConfronting Past AtrocitiesWar's AftermathMeeting Diverse CharactersAmbivalence Towards Homeland




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Directed by: Werner Bergmann, Konrad Wolf
Written by: Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Gerhard Wolf
Cast

Jaecki Schwarz
Gregor Hecker

Vasiliy Livanov
Wadim

Rolf Hoppe
Etappenmajor Behring

Galina Polskikh
Sowjetisches Mädchen

Jürgen Hentsch
Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant

Kurt Böwe
SS-Sturmbannführer

Hermann Beyer
2. befreiter Häftling

Mikhail Gluzskiy
Sowjetisches General

Jenny Gröllmann
deutsches Mädchen

Wolfgang Greese
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