Europa

"World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks."

Jun 27 1991 R 1h 52m
Drama, Thriller

A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of conspiracies and Nazi sympathisers.

Plot

An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

Written by

Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel

Directed by

Lars von Trier

Cast

Barbara Sukowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark

Production Companies

Euroimages Fund of the Council of Europe, PCC, WMG Film, Nordisk Film, Gérard Mital Productions, Det Danske Filminstitut

Languages

English

Awards

17 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
Europa -- (1991)
Scores
# of Votes
23,859
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA