Generation War
“This war will bring out the worst in them.”
Five young German friends promise to meet again after WW2 ends, but soon their naive wishes of peace and happiness will become a long and tragic nightmare.
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Cast
Volker Bruch
Tom Schilling
Katharina Schüttler
Ludwig Trepte
Miriam Stein
Mark Waschke
Henriette Richter-Röhl
Götz Schubert
Hildegard Schroedter
Sylvester Groth
Christiane Paul
Alina Levshin
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Seasons
1.A Different Time
6.217-03-201394m1941. Shortly before the German invasion of the Soviet Union, five close friends have a party in Berlin. The brothers Wilhelm and Friedhelm are respectively an officer and enlisted...
2.A Different War
7.418-03-201390mThe invasion is being pushed back by the Russians, causing high casualties for the Germans. Wilhelm gets wounded and left for dead. When he wakes up, instead of going back to the b...
3.A Different Country
7.620-03-201396mThe Soviet army is pushing toward Berlin. Not just the war is doomed but Nazism's existence. Wilhelm's death sentence is lowered to probation. The probation officer abuses Wilhelm,...