West - 2015

East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.

102min
2015
15
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Alexander Scheer profile pictureAlexander ScheerHans Pischke
Jacky Ido profile pictureJacky IdoJohn Bird
Stefan Lampadius profile pictureStefan LampadiusJürgen Lüttich
Andreas Nickl profile pictureAndreas NicklGerd Becker
Michael Witte profile pictureMichael WitteJoachim Fierlinger
Tania Carlin profile pictureTania CarlinBritische Geheimdienstlerin
Ryszard Ronczewski profile pictureRyszard RonczewskiKrystynas Vater Jakob
Hendrik Arnst profile pictureHendrik ArnstPförtner Neumann
Michael Benthin profile pictureMichael BenthinArthur Wilhelm
Angelika Böttiger profile pictureAngelika BöttigerDame vom ärztlichen Dienst
Rike Eckermann profile pictureRike EckermannBlumenverkäuferin
Regine Hentschel profile pictureRegine HentschelKrystynas Chefin
Oskar Keymer profile pictureOskar KeymerJunge vom Schulhof
Carlo Ljubek profile pictureCarlo LjubekDr. Wassilij Batalow
Doris Plenert profile pictureDoris PlenertFrau Siebers

About West

West Overview

East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.

Age Rating: 15
Runtime: 102min

Extra details

Original Title: Westen
Original Language: German
Directed By: Christian Schwochow
Production Companies
Terz FilmproduktionZero One FilmÖ-Filmproduktion