Germany Pale Mother
Summary: Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Ber...
Runtime: 2 h 32 min
Production: Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, Literarisches Colloquium, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Country: West Germany
Language: German
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