West

– East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Se..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
Westen
West (2013) - Also known as Westen

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.

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Genre:

West (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Nov 2014

Language:

German, English, Russian, Polish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Christian Schwochow

Writer:

Heide Schwochow (screenplay), Julia Franck (novel)

Main Actors:

Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Jacky Ido, Anja Antonowicz

Plot:

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

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Main Street Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
65%