GERMANY · 1968
I Was Nineteen
New German Cinema
identity and belonging
post war germany
soviet occupation
moral ambiguity
war atrocities
Synopsis
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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