The Promise
East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.
Year: 1995
Studio: CNC, Odessa Films, Studio Babelsberg, Canal+, WDR, Neue Bioskop Film
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Cast: Meret Becker, Corinna Harfouch, Anian Zollner, August Zirner, Eva Mattes, Hark Bohm
Crew: Margarethe von Trotta (Director), Peter Schneider (Writer), Felice Laudadio (Writer), Margarethe von Trotta (Writer), Franz Rath (Director of Photography), Jörg Widmer (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Release: Feb 16, 1995
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 15 users
Popularity: 1
Country: France, Germany, Switzerland
Language: Český, English, Deutsch
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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