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Germany, Year Zero (1947)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:7

Rotten:0

Average Rating:9.4/10

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: A desperate thirteen-year-old boy scrambles for survival in the nightmarishly dilapidated remains of 1945 Berlin, trying to support his sick father by thieving and scavenging in the streets. When... A desperate thirteen-year-old boy scrambles for survival in the nightmarishly dilapidated remains of 1945 Berlin, trying to support his sick father by thieving and scavenging in the streets. When he encounters a kindly former schoolteacher, the old man reveals himself to be a devious Nazi sympathizer capable of exacting a terrible influence on his erstwhile charge. [More]

Starring: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschav, Franz Kruger

Starring: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschav, Franz Kruger

Director: Roberto Rossellini

Director: Roberto Rossellini

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Oct 8, 2002

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  • Citizens fight for survival in the nightmarish devastation of post-World War II Berlin in this towering masterpiece of Italian neorealist cinema from groundbreaking director Robert Rossellini. Twelve-year-old Edmund, a child who has known only upheaval and terror, wanders from day to day trying to help his family and find money or food on the streets. One day he meets his former schoolteacher, who now profits from Nazi propaganda, and sets in motion a shocking new chain of violence. Filled with haunting imagery and unforgettable performances by real local citizens, this unflinching look at a country wracked with guilt and confusion will never leave your memory.
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    A horror movie in the manner of a neo-realist film, where fantasy mixes with reality.

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    There's rarely a shot that doesn't portray the utter hopelesness of Edmund's situation, and it makes his eventual fate feel almost inevitable, if no less wrenching as a result.

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    Quickly makes you forget its soapbox agenda and delves into a deeply felt story so powerful it hurts.

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    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    Even as Germany Year Zero promotes a definite agenda, it remains admirable, because it incorporates politics without sacrificing its technical and storytelling virtues.

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    Fantástico drama sobre a situação do pós-guerra, cria um personagem verossímil e sua tragédia ilustra com dor o que era viver na Alemanha naquela época.

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