In a small town, everyone has tried to forget what happened shortly after WWII. That is, until a stranger finds a book that Jadup (Kurt Böwe) gave to the young refugee Boel (Katrin Knappe), who resettled in the town over 30 years ago. Painful memories about Boel and the post-war period begin to surface and shake up the whole town. Boel vanished back then and nobody knew why. Word spread about a rape and some tried to blame a Russian soldier. Jadup, the town's respected and popular mayor, remembers, though, how he mistrusted Boel and did not help her through this difficult time; HE didn't even notice THAT Boel loved him. Jadup's confrontation with the past gives him a new, critical view of his current situation and surroundings.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Kurt Böwe, Katrin Knappe, Gudrun Ritter, Timo Jacob, Käthe Reichel, Franciszek Pieczka
Crew: Rainer Simon (Director), Rainer Simon (Writer), Paul Kanut Schäfer (Writer), Reiner Bredemeyer (Music), Roland Dressel (Cinematography), Helga Gentz (Editor)
Country: East Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: DEFA
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 12, 1988
IMDb: 4.9
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