FILM
Alone in Berlin
How did an ordinary, middle-aged couple become a symbol of defiance against Nazi brutality?
Director: Vincent Perez
Cast includes: Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Brühl, Emma Thompson
103 Mins / 2016 / UK | France | Germany
This true-life tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of Berlin in 1940. Otto and Anna Quangel (Brendan Gleeson & Emma Thompson) are a working-class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. But when their son is killed fighting on the frontlines, everything changes. They begin pouring their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans. But this seemingly small act of subversion rattles the regime.
Based on the bestselling novel Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada, Alone in Berlin is both a gripping thriller and a stirring ode to resistance.