Angry Harvest
7.1
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place.
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Cast
16 people
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Leon Wolny
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Rosa Eckart
Known for
The Marriage of Maria Braun
In a Year with 13 Moons
Wojciech Pszoniak
Cybulkowski
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Devil
Gerd Baltus
Geistlicher
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Ein Bayer auf Rügen
Come Now, My Dear Little Bird
Käte Jaenicke
Anna
Known for
Holocaust
The Tin Drum
Margit Carstensen
Eugenia
Known for
Possession
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Kurt Raab
Maslanko
Known for
World on a Wire
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Tilly Lauenstein
Frau Kaminska
Known for
Otto - The Movie
Hans Beerhenke
Kaspar
Also in
Rosa Luxemburg
Chicken for Cairo
Anita Höfer
Pauline
Also in
Pettersson and Findus
Black Gravel
Isa Haller
Magda / Zosia
Also in
Gier
Sunshine Reggae on Ibiza
Klaus Abramowsky
Herr Rubin
Known for
Europa Europa
Agnieszka Holland Director · Paul Hengge Writer Hermann H. Field Author
United States release September 30, 1985 · Produced in Germany · Production CCC Filmkunst
Production
ZDF
Production
CCC Filmkunst
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Bittere Ernte
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 1985
Theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · September 30, 1985
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Austria
October 1, 1985
Germany
January 9, 1986 · Premiere
Netherlands
January 11, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Russia
March 31, 1990 · Limited theatrical · The Jewish Film Festival, Moscow
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