West
“She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.”
East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.
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Cast
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Jördis Triebel
Nelly
Known for
Dark
Babylon Berlin
Tristan Göbel
Alexej
Known for
Goodbye Berlin
The Golden Glove
Alexander Scheer
Hans Pischke
Known for
Blood Red Sky
The Island
Jacky Ido
John Bird
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
The Catch
Anja Antonowicz
Krystina
Known for
Berlin Station
Bad Banks
Stefan Lampadius
Jürgen Lüttich
Known for
3 Türken und ein Baby
Alive and Ticking
Andreas Nickl
Gerd Becker
Also in
Never Look Away
Wanderjahre
Gabriele Schulze
Frau Breitscheit
Known for
Chantal in Fairyland
Alive and Ticking
Michael Witte
Joachim Fierlinger
Known for
Frantz
Tania Carlin
Britische Geheimdienstlerin
Known for
The Invisibles
Bad Banks
Ryszard Ronczewski
Krystynas Vater Jakob
Known for
Edges of the Lord
Aftermath
Polina Voskresenskaya
Jelena
No other roles listed
Christian Schwochow Director · Heide Schwochow Screenplay Julia Franck Author
First release October 25, 2013 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German, Polish, Russian
Production
Terz Filmproduktion
Production
Zero One Film
Production
Ö-Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Original title
Westen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Polish · Russian
Release dates
Germany · October 25, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 12, 2015 · Digital
South Korea
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical · 2014-MF00887
Spain
August 5, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 14, 2015 · Physical · DVD
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