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The Turning Point

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Original title

Der Aufenthalt

Year

1983

Running time

97 min.

Country

Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Director

Frank Beyer

Screenwriter

Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Dieter Wolf. Novel: Hermann Kant

Cast

Music

Günther Fischer

Cinematography

Eberhard Geick

Producer

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Genre

Drama. War | II World War

Synopsis

The young German POW Mark Niebuhr, a former rifleman of an infantry battalion, arrives on a train at the Warsaw depot in October 1945. A Polish woman believes to have recognized him as the SS officer who murdered her daughter. He is separated from the group without knowing why and thrown into solitary confinement, alone with his worst fears. The investigation into his past is led by a young Polish lieutenant the same age as Mark. After four years, Mark goes to a cell with a Polish prisoner who confronts him brimming with hatred. At his work assignment in Warsaw's ruinous landscape, he must clear away the most dangerous of collapsing walls. He ends up rescuing a child, breaking his arm in doing so and ends up in the hospital, where he learns that his own murder investigation is fully underway. Following his hospital stay, he is transferred to a cell containing only German prisoners.

Awards: 1984: Eberswalde Film Festival:Grand Prize, Grant Riser, Best Direction, Best Young Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Art Direction.

1983: Festival de Venecia: Nominated to Golden Lion

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The Turning Point

1983

Frank Beyer