The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

Overview

An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentration camp were promised freedom if they appeared in a German propaganda film. Unfortunately, the Germans lied. The psychological process undergone by the modern filmmaker while shooting the story provides the basis of this arty and challenging film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 4, 1988

Original language

German

Spoken languages

english, german

Countries

Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Production

Film4 Productions,ZDF,Road Movies,Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF),George Reinhart Productions,Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion,Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion, George Reinhart Productions, ZDF, Road Movies, Film4 Productions

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0095833