When their son is killed fighting on the frontlines, however, everything changes. Alone in Berlin is a 2016 war drama film which was directed by Vincent Pérez and written by Pérez and Achim von Borries. "[8], In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote, "More than once, 'Alone in Berlin' reminded me of Fritz Lang's M."[3] The film received a score of 52 on the critical aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ", Principal photography on the film began on 27 March 2015 in Berlin. The film starred Emma Thompson as Anna Quangel, Brendan Gleeson as Otto Quangel, and Daniel Brühl as Escherich. IMDb 6.4. Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com). The city is paralyzed by fear. View production, box office, & company info. Berlin Film Review: ‘Alone in Berlin’ Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson bring some stoic dignity to a conservatively told true story of Nazi resistance. Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls. Topics DVDRip. Alone in Berlin serves as a much-needed reminder of how small acts of defiance have meaning and weight in the face of a soul-crushing force in power. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Their growing resistance to the regime is also strengthened by the fate of an old Jewish woman living in their building. We have talked about it a lot since. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The novel's characters Otto and Anna Quangel are based on Otto and Elise Hampel. Gala (for sponsors and patron supporters only) at 5:00 PM • Film at 7:30 PM. Principal photography began on 27 March 2015 in Berlin. The film adaptation Alone in Berlin was first screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2016. Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader WEB-DL 1080p. In 1940, a working-class couple in World War II-era Berlin, Otto and Anna Quangel, decide to resist Adolf Hitler and the Nazis after receiving news of the death of their only son. [2] On 26 March 2015, Rylance was replaced by Brendan Gleeson. In 1940, German soldier Hans Quangel (Louis Hofmann) is killed in action during the French campaign. ‎Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Alone In Berlin directed by Vincent Perez for $14.99. Hans Fallada's Every Man Dies Alone was published posthumously in German in 1947 and was praised by Primo Levi, writer and survivor of Auschwitz, as "the greatest book ever written about German resistance to the Nazis". The director was Vincent Pérez. As such, Otto begins to create handwritten cards denouncing the regime's abuses and lies, which he secretly deposits throughout Berlin while a disillusioned Anna insists on helping him. They were 12 saboteurs. The film stars Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Brühl, and Mikael Persbrandt. Video duration: 40 secs. [9], "Berlinale 2016: First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special", "Cannes: Emma Thompson, Daniel Bruhl Join 'Alone In Berlin, "Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson Movie 'Alone in Berlin' Starts to Shoot", "Hans Fallada's anti-Nazi classic becomes surprise UK bestseller", "Cannes: Alison Thompson to Launch Sunray Films with 'Alone in Berlin, "Review: 'Alone in Berlin': Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson offer a timely blueprint for dissent", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alone_in_Berlin_(film)&oldid=1016726308, World War II films based on actual events, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 April 2021, at 18:58. R. Jones Chicago Reader Berlin film Festival 2016 death sentence awaiting him and tries in vain to such. 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