Liberators Take Liberties

19923h 12min

Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 1945. Most women never spoke of their experience to anyone, due largely to the shame attached to rape in German culture at that time.

Storyline

Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 1945. Most women never spoke of their experience to anyone, due largely to the shame attached to rape in German culture at that time.

Released
February 22, 1992
Runtime
3h 12min
Director
Language
German
Production
Helke Sander Filmproduktion, Bremer Institut Film & Fernsehen, Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG, WDR