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Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2010-01-09
- video_camera_front Companies ZDF, 3sat, Filmtank, Mira Film, SRF
- timer Runtime: 93 Mins
- star Rating: 6.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 8 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt1510726
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Svetlana Geier
Svetlana Geier
Anna Götte
Anna Götte
Hannelore Hagen
Hannelore Hagen
Jürgen Klodt
Jürgen Klodt
groups Crew
Vadim Jendreyko
Writer
Daniel Almada
Music
Martín Iannaccone
Music
Niels Bolbrinker
Director of Photography
Stéphane Kuthy
Director of Photography
Gisela Castronari
Editor
Hercli Bundi
Producer
Vadim Jendreyko
Producer
Thomas Tielsch
Producer
Vadim Jendreyko
Director
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