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19:45 Uhr

Westen

Film|German Film Forum - Away from Home

  • Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema, Hongkong

  • In various languages with English subtitles
  • HK$60/30* full time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above and people with disabilities and minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients.
  • Teil der Reihe: German Film Forum - Away from Home

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Director: Christian Schwochow, 2013, Germany
102 mins
2014 German Film Awards – Film Award in Gold – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
2013 Montréal World Film Festival – Best Actress, FIPRESCI Prize

Two suitcases, a schoolbag, a cuddly toy – that’s all Nelly and her son Alexej take with them to start their new lives in the West. Nelly’s boyfriend died in a car accident, and she wants to start afresh. But over the other side of the Wall, Nelly doesn’t know anybody. The first place awaiting them is the cramped Emergency Refugee Center in West Berlin. At this place, her past is catching up with her. The Allied secret services demand information on her deceased boyfriend, who was allegedly a spy.