
In the winter of 1946, in Leningrad, a group of German prisoners of war are sent to a female transit camp by the cruel Russian Commander Pavlov. When they arrive, the Russian female soldiers show the hostility to the enemies that have killed their husbands, families and friends; only Dr. Natalia and the cook treat the prisoners with dignity. Natalia has an agreement with Commander Pavlov to keep her former lover, who was wounded on the head during the war and is slow, in the ... (Full plot summary below)
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In the winter of 1946, in Leningrad, a group of German prisoners of war are sent to a female transit camp by the cruel Russian Commander Pavlov. When they arrive, the Russian female soldiers show the hostility to the enemies that have killed their husbands, families and friends; only Dr. Natalia and the cook treat the prisoners with dignity. Natalia has an agreement with Commander Pavlov to keep her former lover, who was wounded on the head during the war and is slow, in the camp instead of sending him to an institution in Siberia. Pavlov assigns Natalia to disclose members of the SS infiltrated in the group of prisoners. Natalia and the prisoner Max feel a great attraction for each other while the prisoner Klaus tries to convince Max to denounce a couple of prisoners to satisfy the Russian. Natalia convinces the businessman Yakov to organize an orchestra with the prisoners; they are invited to play in a ball, where the lonely women that survived the war dance with the Germans. After the ball, Natalia convinces Officer Elena to let the prisoners spend the night with the women. Natalia has one night stand with Max and while he sneaks back to the quarters, he is attacked by Klaus and saved by Natalia that discovers who Klaus actually is.
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| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThe scattershot story never builds dramatic momentum, but it does take some interesting twists and turns and it does have an air of authenticity. |
| User ReviewMichael DNot sure how this got a user score of 35%, this film shows that your enemy is not necessarily your enemy. It is a film about trust and its consequences. |
| User ReviewTammy RFor a blink and you'll miss it romantic storyline amongst the POW fact based story, I enjoyed it, and war movies of that slower more dramatic pace don't usually do it for me but there was just something about this that after 11 years was worth getting around to seeing! |
| User ReviewRussell BSaw this on Star Movies, and quite an interesting tale, a bit slow at times though. Set against the German invasion of Leningrad, it showcases the bonding between the Women officers at a POW camp for captured German officers and the German prisoners. One of the few WW2 movies that shows it from a POV of the Germans. John Malkovich is deliciously evil as the sadistic Russian camp commandant, and Vera Farmiga proves she is one of the best acting talents around. |
| User ReviewSheena SJohn Malcovich was true to his abilities of playing a villian type role. However this movie continues to make me disgusted at being a human being. All in all pretty decent movie. |
| User ReviewPaula Ella Ksimple post-war film. Love the piano piece! |
| User ReviewRuss PBrrrrrrrrrrrr. That made me feel cold. A really good film, but John Malkovich didn't seem to be at his best. Definitely a recommended watch though. |
| User ReviewMadeline Msad and simple post-war film. I expected high tension and full of intrigue drama, but it was good in its simplicity and good cast. Finally Malkovich is playing evil NKVD |
| User ReviewEddie Ginteresting story but very very very slow movie |
| User ReviewKong Mthis is surprisingly good as a war-story based movie...i dun even understand y its doesnt even have any review over here. Any film that has john malkovich in it is not 1 tat flixster should simply award just a mere 3 star |