What Would Happen If...?

In the late 1950s, the collectivization of agriculture is in full swing in the East German village of Willshagen on the German-German border. Those in charge have to face many obstacles, especially from a large-scale farmer who is unwilling to join the co-op. All of a sudden, mysterious men in a fancy car appear in the village and show an interest in the rundown manor house. Gossip spreads quickly, and some villagers think there will be a re-parceling of properties and a land swap with West Germany. They assume everything will go back to how it used to be and even expect the count to return to his manor. In preparation, the situation in the village escalates at a fevered pitch.

90min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.6/10

Cast

Gerd Ehlers profile pictureGerd EhlersGroßbauer Dahlke
Trude Bechmann profile pictureTrude BechmannAlte Drögern
Hanns Anselm Perten profile pictureHanns Anselm PertenGroßbauer Schäfer
Heinz Scholz profile pictureHeinz ScholzBriefträger Mielsche
Ernst Kahler profile pictureErnst KahlerParteisekretär Kramer
Peter Marx profile picturePeter MarxLPG-Bauer Grollmann
Angela Brunner profile pictureAngela BrunnerInge Gepfert
Manfred Borges profile pictureManfred BorgesTraktorist Peter Scholz
Manfred Krug profile pictureManfred KrugChristian Dahlke
Fred Düren profile pictureFred DürenRegisseur Binz

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What Would Happen If...? Overview

In the late 1950s, the collectivization of agriculture is in full swing in the East German village of Willshagen on the German-German border. Those in charge have to face many obstacles, especially from a large-scale farmer who is unwilling to join the co-op. All of a sudden, mysterious men in a fancy car appear in the village and show an interest in the rundown manor house. Gossip spreads quickly, and some villagers think there will be a re-parceling of properties and a land swap with West Germany. They assume everything will go back to how it used to be and even expect the count to return to his manor. In preparation, the situation in the village escalates at a fevered pitch.

Runtime: 90min

Extra details

Original Title: Was wäre, wenn...?
Original Language: German
Directed By: Gerhard Klingenberg
Production Companies
DEFA