The Woman with the 5 Elephants

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 9, 2010

Original language

German

Spoken languages

german

Countries

Germany, Switzerland

Production

ZDF,SRF,3sat,Mira Film,Filmtank,ZDF, 3sat, Filmtank, Mira Film, SRF

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$9,256

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1510726