Sealed Lips
(Und der Zukinft zugewandt)
Year: 2018
Country:
GERMANY
Language:
German
Run Time:
104 minutes
After spending years in a grueling labor camp in the Soviet Union, Antonia Berger and her daughter, Lydia, are finally home. It’s 1952 in East Germany, and the Communist Party has provided a warm welcome complete with medical care for Lydia, housing, and a stable job for Antonia as the new director at the community theater. These perks, of course, come at a price: they must promise to never speak of their time served in the labor camp as innocent German citizens for the sake of the Party’s future and reputation. A self-proclaimed Communist, Antonia feels betrayed by her own government, to which she remained fiercely loyal before the war began. As she settles into this new chapter of her life, the heinous truth of her years in the Gulag become increasingly difficult to suppress. Based on existing reports and conversations, SEALED LIPS unpacks the complexities of war and the deceitful measures those in power will take to preserve the “common good.” (In German with subtitles) —A.B.
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Director
Bernd Böhlich
Bernd Böhlich was born in Dresden and worked as a director's assistant at the German television broadcasting after graduating. He went on to study at Film University Potsdam-Babelsberg. An author and director, Böhlich directed numerous feature films in various genres from "feel good" films and siblings drama to social comedy. He has also written and directed several TV movies and television series.
Filmography
Mutterseelenallein (2005), Du bist nicht allein (2007), Der Mond und andere Liebhaber (2008), Fly Away (2012), SEALED LIPS (2018)
Producer
Eva-Marie Martens, Alexander Martens
Screenwriting
Bernd Böhlich
Cinematography
Thomas Plenert
Editing
Gudrun Steinbrück
Principal Cast
Alexandra Maria Lara, Carlota von Falkenhayn, Robert Stadlober, Karoline Eichorn, Barbara Schnitzler
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