Barbara
Exiled to a rural clinic in 1980s East Germany for seeking an exit visa, a disillusioned doctor maintains a guarded distance from her colleagues, unsure if the kindly head physician is a genuine ally or a Stasi informant.
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Cast
28 people
Nina Hoss
Barbara
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Claudia Geisler
Stationsschwester Schlösser
Ronald Zehrfeld
André
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Phoenix
Rainer Bock
Klaus Schütz
Known for
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Freud
Christina Hecke
Assistenzärztin Schulze
Known for
Isi & Ossi
Collide
Claudia Geisler-Bading
Stationsschwester Schlösser
Known for
Sound of Falling
Goodbye Berlin
Peter Weiss
Medizinstudent
Also in
Dating Lanzelot
Cindy Does Not Love Me
Peter Weiß
Medizinstudent
Also in
Sugarbaby
Die Kronzeugin - Mord in den Bergen
Carolin Haupt
Medizinstudentin
Also in
Leipzig Homicide
Junk Space Berlin
Deniz Petzold
Angelo
Also in
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Rosa Enskat
Hausmeisterin Bungert
Known for
The Aftermath
Combat Girls
Jasna Fritzi Bauer
Stella
Known for
Cut Off
Dogs of Berlin
Christian Petzold Director · Harun Farocki Writer Stefan Will Composer
Worldwide gross $6.9M · United States release December 21, 2012 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,889,185
Production
Schramm Film
Production
ZDF
Production
ARTE
Production
Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 11, 2012
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · March 8, 2012
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 2012
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 2012 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
April 12, 2012 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
June 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Australia
March 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Austria
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 19, 2012 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
January 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
February 22, 2013 · Theatrical
China
October 14, 2013 · Premiere · Chengdu, Festival of German Cinema in China
Czechia
July 5, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
November 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
August 17, 2012 · Theatrical
France
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
October 12, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Greece
September 26, 2012 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 30, 2012 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Ireland
September 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
November 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
March 14, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
January 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Norway
September 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 8, 2012 · Premiere · Cinemanila International Film Festival
November 6, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Poland
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 31, 2013 · Theatrical
March 8, 2021 · TV · RTP 2
Romania
February 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Russia
August 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Serbia
October 13, 2013 · Premiere · Goethefest Belgrade
South Korea
March 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
April 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical · French
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
November 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 20, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 28, 2012 · Theatrical
January 28, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
March 26, 2013 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
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