Rosenstrasse

Overview

When Ruth's husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. A stranger comes to the house - Ruth's cousin - with a picture of Ruth, age 8, in Berlin, with a woman the cousin says helped Ruth escape. Hannah, Ruth's daughter engaged to a gentile, goes to Berlin to find the woman, Lena Fisher, now 90. Posing as a journalist investigating intermarriage, Hannah interviews Lena who tells the story of a week in 1943 when the Jewish husbands of Aryan women were detained in a building on Rosenstrasse. The women gather daily for word of their husbands. The film goes back and forth to tell Ruth and Lena's story. How will it affect Hannah?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 18, 2003

Original language

German

Spoken languages

english, german

Countries

Germany, Netherlands

Production

Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG),Letterbox Filmproduktion,Tele München,Letterbox Filmproduktion, Tele München

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0298131