GERMANY · 1977
Mama, I’m Alive
New German Cinema
prisoner of war
moral ambiguity
defection and betrayal
loyalty vs. conscience
combat and frontline warfare
Synopsis
In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life
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