Sterne

Mar 23 1959 N/A 1h 31m
Drama, War

Stationed in a secluded Bulgarian village in 1943, Walter – a German Wehrmacht sergeant and artist – lives in almost idyllic distance from the war. Then a transit camp is set up for Jews arriving from Greece. When Ruth, one of the internees, asks Walter to help a pregnant woman, the two form an unlikely bond.

Plot

Stationed in a remote, quiet Bulgarian village in 1943, sensitive artist and Wehrmacht officer Walter is pleased to be away from the horrors of the battlefield. With his brigade channelling entire populations of captured Greek Jews to the hellish concentration camp, Auschwitz, Walter sees his world turn upside-down when young Grecian prisoner Ruth summons up the courage and turns to him for help with a pregnant woman. Against the backdrop of a dangerously volatile situation, little by little, conflicting emotions take over the unlikely couple, as Walter falls for Ruth. Can there be a future for the doomed lovers?

Written by

Angel Wagenstein

Directed by

Konrad Wolf

Cast

Sasha Krusharska, Jürgen Frohriep, Erik S. Klein

Crew

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Production Countries

East Germany, Bulgaria

Production Companies

Boyana Film, DEFA

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
Sterne - DEFA-Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
497
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA