I Was Nineteen

19681h 55min

A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.

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A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.

Released
February 1, 1968
Runtime
1h 55min
Director
Konrad Wolf
Genre
DramaHistory
Language
German
Production
DEFA, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg''
Cast
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