Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a left-wing intellectual originally from Berlin, return to Austria in 1944 as soldiers in the U.S. Army. Freddy falls in love with the daughter of a Nazi, and Adler attempts to go over to the Communist Zone. But with the advent of the Cold War and continuing anti-semitism, the idealism of both characters is shattered as they find themselves surrounded by cynicism, opportunism, and universal self-deception.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
CH
Genres:
Drama, War
Release:
January 1986
Production:
Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), ZDF, ORF, Thalia-Film, SRG SSR
Cast:
Gabriel Barylli, Claudia Messner, Karlheinz Hackl, Joachim Kemmer, Nicolas Brieger, Hubert Mann, Kurt Sowinetz, Ingrid Canonier
Tags:
immigrant, black market, refugee, socialism, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, jewish life, us army, based on true story, antisemitism, vienna, austria, red army, 1940s, trafficking, denazification, salzburg
