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West (2013)

She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Christian Schwochow
Writer : Heide Schwochow

Synopsis

East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.

Actors

Jördis Triebel
Jördis Triebel
Nelly
Tristan Göbel
Tristan Göbel
Alexej
Alexander Scheer
Alexander Scheer
Hans Pischke
Jacky Ido
Jacky Ido
John Bird
Anja Antonowicz
Anja Antonowicz
Krystina
Stefan Lampadius
Stefan Lampadius
Jürgen Lüttich
Andreas Nickl
Andreas Nickl
Gerd Becker
Gabriele Schulze
Gabriele Schulze
Frau Breitscheit
Michael Witte
Michael Witte
Joachim Fierlinger
Tania Carlin
Tania Carlin
Britische Geheimdienstlerin
Ryszard Ronczewski
Ryszard Ronczewski
Krystynas Vater Jakob
Polina Voskresenskaya
Polina Voskresenskaya
Jelena
Hendrik Arnst
Hendrik Arnst
Pförtner Neumann
Michael Benthin
Michael Benthin
Arthur Wilhelm
Tatjana Berges
Tatjana Berges
Jelenas Großmutter
Angelika Böttiger
Angelika Böttiger
Dame vom ärztlichen Dienst
Winnie Böwe
Winnie Böwe
Susanne
Indre Bogdan
Indre Bogdan
Frau mit roten Haaren
Diana-Maria Breuer
Diana-Maria Breuer
Beamtin 1
Tony Dunham
Tony Dunham
britischer Geheimdienstbeamter
Rike Eckermann
Rike Eckermann
Blumenverkäuferin
Christian Ehrich
Christian Ehrich
Beamter
Julia Franck
Julia Franck
französische Geheimdienstmitarbeiterin
Jeanette Haas
Jeanette Haas
Lagermitarbeiterin
Regine Hentschel
Regine Hentschel
Krystynas Chefin
Karin Johnson
Karin Johnson
CIA-Protokollatin
Oskar Keymer
Oskar Keymer
Junge vom Schulhof
Carlo Ljubek
Carlo Ljubek
Dr. Wassilij Batalow
Michael Lucke
Michael Lucke
Grenzbeamter
Doris Plenert
Doris Plenert
Frau Siebers
Hacky Rumpel
Hacky Rumpel
Nachbar
Lilja Seibicke
Lilja Seibicke
Jenny, Nachbars Tochter
Kerstin Thielemann
Kerstin Thielemann
Sigrid
Mary van der Schors
Mary van der Schors
Beamtin 2
Jens Wachholz
Jens Wachholz
Wolfgang
Luise Weiß
Luise Weiß
Kellnerin im Café Bernstein
Daniel Werner
Daniel Werner
Pfarrer
Tom Zahner
Tom Zahner
CIA-Agent Fleischmann
Svetlana Belesova
Svetlana Belesova
Gast im Café Bernstein

Crews

Christian Schwochow
Christian Schwochow
Director
Thomas Kufus
Thomas Kufus
Producer
Heide Schwochow
Heide Schwochow
Screenplay
Frank Lamm
Frank Lamm
Director of Photography
Julia Franck
Julia Franck
Novel
Stefanie Groß
Stefanie Groß
Producer
Barbara Buhl
Barbara Buhl
Producer
Georg Steinert
Georg Steinert
Producer
Cooky Ziesche
Cooky Ziesche
Producer
Jens Klüber
Jens Klüber
Editor
Uta Seibicke
Uta Seibicke
Casting
Jan Müller
Jan Müller
Art Direction
Iulia Mitzner
Iulia Mitzner
Assistant Art Director
Tim Pannen
Tim Pannen
Production Design
Kristin Schuster
Kristin Schuster
Costume Design
Christiane Hoyer
Christiane Hoyer
Assistant Costume Designer
Inés Burger
Inés Burger
Script Supervisor
Christian Graf
Christian Graf
First Assistant Camera
Johannes Mielsch
Johannes Mielsch
First Assistant Camera
Rolf Rosendahl
Rolf Rosendahl
First Assistant Camera
Julia Terjung
Julia Terjung
Still Photographer
Sebastian Daszkiewicz
Sebastian Daszkiewicz
Gaffer
Daniel Iribarren
Daniel Iribarren
ADR & Dubbing
Martin Langenbach
Martin Langenbach
Foley
Rainer Heesch
Rainer Heesch
Sound Designer
Tobias Fleig
Tobias Fleig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wolfgang Böge
Wolfgang Böge
Makeup Artist
Beatrix John
Beatrix John
Makeup Artist
Ragna Jornitz
Ragna Jornitz
Makeup Artist
Michael Seel
Michael Seel
Makeup Artist
Thomas Frankenberg
Thomas Frankenberg
Property Master
Michael Kalden
Michael Kalden
Property Master
Günther Mairiedl
Günther Mairiedl
Digital Intermediate
Lorenz Dangel
Lorenz Dangel
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

West Official Trailer (2014) German Drama Movie HD

Posters and backgrounds

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