West (2013)
1h 42m
Running Time
October 25, 2013Release Date
West (2013)
1h 42m
Running Time
October 25, 2013Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.
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Cast & Crew.
Jördis Triebel
Dr. Nelly Senff
Tristan Göbel
Alexej Senff
Jacky Ido
John Bird - CIA-Agent
Anja Antonowicz
Krystyna Jablonowska
Ryszard Ronczewski
Jakub - Krystynas Vater
Stefan Lampadius
Jürgen Lüttich
Andreas Nickl
Gerd Becker
Gabriele Schulze
Frau Breitscheit
Polina Voskresenskaya
Jelena
Alexander Scheer
Hans Pischke
Michael Witte
Joachim Fierlinger
Tania Carlin
Britische Geheimdienstlerin
Hendrik Arnst
Pförtner Neumann
Michael Benthin
Arthur Wilhelm
Christian Schwochow
Director
Heide Schwochow
Writer
Julia Franck
Writer
Tatjana Berges
Jelenas Großmutter
Thomas Kufus
Producer
Lorenz Dangel
Composer
Angelika Böttiger
Dame vom ärztlichen Dienst
Frank Lamm
Cinematographer
Winnie Böwe
Susanne
Jens Klüber
Editor
Indre Bogdan
Frau mit roten Haaren
Uta Seibicke
CastingDirector
Diana-Maria Breuer
Beamtin 1
Tim Pannen
ProductionDesigner
Tony Dunham
britischer Geheimdienstbeamter
Rike Eckermann
Blumenverkäuferin
Christian Ehrich
Beamter
Jeanette Haas
Lagermitarbeiterin
Regine Hentschel
Krystynas Chefin
Karin Johnson
CIA-Protokollatin
Oskar Keymer
Junge vom Schulhof
Carlo Ljubek
Dr. Wassilij Batalow
Michael Lucke
Grenzbeamter
Doris Plenert
Frau Siebers
Hacky Rumpel
Nachbar
Lilja Seibicke
Jenny, Nachbars Tochter
Kerstin Thielemann
Sigrid
Mary van der Schors
Beamtin 2
Jens Wachholz
Wolfgang
Luise Weiß
Kellnerin im Café Bernstein
Daniel Werner
Pfarrer
Tom Zahner
CIA-Agent Fleischmann
Svetlana Belesova
Gast im Café Bernstein
Georg Steinert
Producer
Barbara Buhl
Producer
Cooky Ziesche
Producer
Daniel Iribarren
ADR & Dubbing
Kristin Schuster
Costume Design
Martin Langenbach
Foley
Stefanie Groß
Producer
Tobias Fleig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rainer Heesch
Sound Designer
Michael Kalden
Property Master
Christian Graf
First Assistant Camera
Jan Müller
Art Direction
Iulia Mitzner
Assistant Art Director
Christiane Hoyer
Assistant Costume Designer
Inés Burger
Script Supervisor
Johannes Mielsch
First Assistant Camera
Rolf Rosendahl
First Assistant Camera
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West (German: Westen) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Christian Schwochow and written by his mother Heide Schwochow. The film is based on the German novel Lagerfeuer by Julia Franck. Westen had its premiere at the 25th Montreal World Film Festival and was released in the United States on November 7, 2014.