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Barbara

Barbara

2012 · 105 min · DE · 7.2 (274 votes)
Dir. Christian Petzold · Starring Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke, Claudia Geisler-Bading, Peter Weiss · Music Stefan Will
Drama

In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.

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A quiet, simmering tension pervades this East German drama. It's a film about suppressed emotions and the constant, low-grade fear of surveillance, set against a stark, unadorned backdrop. Watch for its subtle performances and pervasive sense of unease.

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