Liberators Take Liberties, part 1

Overview

Based on years of research into the mass rapes committed by the Red Army at the end of the Second World War. In the first part of the documentary Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 1945. Most women never spoke of their experience to anyone, after 46 years of silence they talk for the first time publicly about their violent experiences that have left such a mark.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 22, 1992

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English, French, German, Russian

Countries

Germany

Production

WDR,Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG,Hamburger Filmbüro,Bremer Institut Film & Fernsehen,Helke Sander Filmproduktion

Cast

Helke Sander,Hildegard Knef,Inge Deutschkron,Lev Kopelev

Director

Helke Sander

Writer

Helke Sander

Producer

Helke Sander,Elke Peters,Klaus Volkenborn,Ulrike Herdin

Cinematography

Hille Sagel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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