‘What more can a man give then his child?’
Alone in Berlin is the story of Otto and Anna Quangel, who
resisted the Nazi regime.
Devastated by their son’s death on the battlefield in the
early stages of Word War 2, and realising that the Nazi agenda was wicked, they
secretly began to share their message of resistance. This was courageous in the
face of the brutal control of the Nazi’s. Anyone rising up against their
schemes was tortured and imprisoned – even killed.
In the beginning it was easy, I dare say that the regime
didn’t expect it. Otto, with the help of his wife, strategically dropped the
cards with an anti-Nazi message in different locations across Berlin, never
using the same street twice in a row.
And although their resistance was small, they worked alone
and managed to elude the police who named them the hobgoblin.
Working on something together brought them closer and I was
touched by the deep love that they had for each other at the end of their
venture.
Alone in Berlin is based on the novel ‘Alone in Berlin’ by
Hans Fallada about the real live of Otto and Elise Hampel.
I was very inspired by this movie and wowed by the
incredible acting from Brendan Gleeyson, Emma Thompson and Daniel Brühl! A brilliant movie! I would
rate this movie appropriate for 15 + for violence.
Title: Alone in Berlin
Actors: Brendan Gleeyson, Emma Thompson and Daniel Brühl
Date of release: 13 January 2017 (USA)
Genres: Drama
Length: 1 hour and 43 minutes
Age restriction: R (I think that the age restriction was a bit harsh and as I said above 15+ would be good ;) )
