Movie No. 34 (2014): TWO LIVES
Two Lives (a.k.a. Zwei Leben) (2013)
Director: Georg Maas
Cast: Juliane Kohler, Liv Ullmann, Sven Nordin
In Norwegian and German, with English subtitles
The year is 1990. The Berlin Wall has just collapsed, reuniting East and West Germany. Katrine, a war child raised in East Germany, now lives peacefully in Norway with her mother, husband, daughter and grandchild. But, the crumbling of the Berlin Wall, to her, is ominous as it threatens to expose a secret that might destroy her and some people she knows.
Director: Georg Maas
Cast: Juliane Kohler, Liv Ullmann, Sven Nordin
In Norwegian and German, with English subtitles
The year is 1990. The Berlin Wall has just collapsed, reuniting East and West Germany. Katrine, a war child raised in East Germany, now lives peacefully in Norway with her mother, husband, daughter and grandchild. But, the crumbling of the Berlin Wall, to her, is ominous as it threatens to expose a secret that might destroy her and some people she knows.
The slow build-up of nail-biting suspense and intrigue is sustained until the very last frame. This is one kind of movie that truly enjoy watching. This is Germany's entry to the Best Foreign Language film category of the 86th Academy Awards (for movies of 2013).
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: April 15, 2014
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