Mama, ich lebe

original title:
Mama, ich lebe
other titles:
Mama, I'm Alive
country / year of production:
German Democratic Republic , Soviet Union / 1976
original length:
99 min. , color
premiere:
24 February 1977
genre:
melodrama
based on:
director:
Konrad Wolf
film script:
Wolfgang Kohlhaase , Konrad Wolf
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cast (role):
Donatas Banionis , Bolot Bejshenaliyev , Norbert Christian
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place in the Sowjet Union during World War II and deals with four young war prisoners, who fight against the Germans in the Red Army. When they meet the enemy for the first time, they are not abled to shoot. The film shows the young men on their way and during their change of mind in war.
keywords:
fascism , communism , prisoners of war , collaboration , battle-fatigue , comradeship
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Manfred Zeidler: Kriegsende im Osten: Die Rote Armee un die Besetzung Deutschlands östlich von Oder und Neisse 1944/45. München: Oldenbourg, 1996.

Volker Koop: Zwischen Recht und Willkür: Die Rote Armee in Deutschland. Bonn: Bouvier, 1996.
remarks:
Won the "Interfilm Award" at the International Film Festival in 1977.
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