After I saw that movie, I saw it twice a little later, because the movie is really touchy. It shows the fictional story about a medical SS doctor that survived the war by helping a russian major's wife for delivery. The doctor formerly newtered people which weren't worthy enough for the German Reich, like e.g. insane people. After the end of war, he changed to the German Democratic Republic, where he did his further career.
The movie shows the circumstances of the German Democratic Republic and a love story of a young man and the daughter of the doctor. It shows the tragic fact that the GDR didn't come to terms with the past. The whole Nazi-past wasn't discussed in East Germany behind the iron curtain. Only through the protagonists telling the story, one can imagine what it does mean to the whole country.
The story is told over several decades with interesting and good actors, who all do a good job. The 3 hours ran away. A clear recommendation for people who want know more about (East-) Germany's past!
The movie shows the circumstances of the German Democratic Republic and a love story of a young man and the daughter of the doctor. It shows the tragic fact that the GDR didn't come to terms with the past. The whole Nazi-past wasn't discussed in East Germany behind the iron curtain. Only through the protagonists telling the story, one can imagine what it does mean to the whole country.
The story is told over several decades with interesting and good actors, who all do a good job. The 3 hours ran away. A clear recommendation for people who want know more about (East-) Germany's past!