
Alone in Berlin
Uk. Fr. Germany. 2016
Venue:
Avenue Road School
Avenue Road Extension
Leicester LE2 3EJ
Wed Oct 31st, 7:30pm
Admission - £5 Pay at door
Alone in Berlin is a 2016 war drama film directed by Vincent Pérez and written by Pérez and Achim von Borries, based on the 1947 fictionalized novel Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada. The novel's characters Otto and Anna Quangel are based on the real lives of Otto and Elise Hampel. When their son dies in France, the couple start writing postcards to urge people to protest against Adolf
Hitler and the Nazi regime. The film stars Emma Thompson, Bre
ndan Gleeson, and Daniel Brühl. Principal photography began on 27 March 2015 in Berlin. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]