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Cast

Jasna Fritzi Bauer
as Stella

Nina Hoss
as Barbara

Ronald Zehrfeld
as Andre

Mark Waschke
as Jörg

Rainer Bock
as Schütz

Christina Hecke
as Assistant to Doctor Schulze

Claudia Geisler
as Ward of Nurse Schlösser

Peter Weiss
as Medical Student

Carolin Haupt
as Medical Student

Deniz Petzold
as Angelo

Rosa Enskat
as Caretaker Bunger

Peer-Uwe Teska
as Waiter in Resort Café

Elisabeth Lehmann
as Young Waitress

Peter Benedict
as Gerhard

Thomas Neumann
as Pensioner at the Car

Anette Daugardt
as Colleague of Schütz

Thomas Bading
as Piano Tuner

Susanne Bormann
as Steffi

Jannik Schümann
as Mario

Alicia von Rittberg
as Angie

Selin Barbara Petzold
as Maria

Jean Parschel
as Colleague of Schütz

Christoph Krix
as Andre's Neighbor

Kirsten Block
as Friedl Schütz

Irene Rindje
as Friedl's Sister

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• Mar 20, 2013

  Compelling story and vivid period-piece, Nina Hoss is memorable.
  hawk l Super Reviewer
• Feb 23, 2013

  Not as dramatic as "The Lives of Others" but still a gripping look into the soullessness of 1980's East German. Amazing how anyone survived this Stasi-contolled life. (2-23-13)
  John C Super Reviewer
• Jan 03, 2013

  Barbara isn't a bad movie by any means, in fact it's actually well-made in a number of ways, but I was completely uninterested in it. It's very slow-paced and dialogue-heavy, and despite the good performance from Nina Hoss as the protagonist, the movie just wasn't able to hold my attention.
  

  Joey S Super Reviewer
• Dec 30, 2012

  Dr. Barbara Wolff(Nina Hoss) has been transferred to a hospital in the provinces in East Germany in 1980 against her wishes. In return, she has no intention of giving her Stasi minder Klaus Schutz(Rainer Bock) nor anybody else the satisfaction of thinking they have won. That extends to not eating with any of her fellow doctors. However, she still has to work with them, as she correctly diagnoses Stella(Jasna Fritzi Bauer), a young woman in trouble with the law, with meningitis, thus greatly impressing Dr. Andre Reiser(Ronald Zehrfeld), one of her colleagues. So instead of sitting around her sparse apartment all day in her bathrobe, Barbara decides to fix her bicycle and go for a day trip in the country which her minders have a problem with when they lose track of her for several hours. First off, Nina Hoss is one of the best actors working today and certainly does not disappoint with her latest performance in "Barbara," succeeding in playing a difficult character. And I also liked how the movie gradually reveals Barbara's backstory while featuring perhaps my favorite scene of the year where Dr. Reiser dissects the Rembrandt painting in his office. That's not to mention all of the random details of life in East Germany that help to complete the picture. Sadly, the story is pure cliche, filled with contrivances, and filed under the city doctor going to the country and being surprised by what she finds.(I've never seen "Doc Hollywood," so I'll go with "Northern Exposure" instead. And I guess this is proof that "House" was shown in Germany.) And with any old plot, it also makes the movie that much more predictable. Of perhaps greater concern is the fact that it muddles the movie's politics, not so much as to which side are you on, but adding a definite grey area that also extends to Barbara's motives in her struggle against being violated.
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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