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• Must Go!
  Written August 5, 2009

  A powerful, evocative film

  by joehark

  This isn ot only a film done well, it is also an important contribution to the cinematic literature of that time. The cocept at the heart of the film is that victorious Russian soldiers, mostly poor and unschooled rabble, burn with anger at the atrocities that German soldiers had commited against innocent Russian women and children during brief time they had the upper hand.
  
  If rape is a crime of hate and exercise of power, it is also, as seen here, an act of revenge. How innocent were the German "innocent victims?" This film offers ample evidence that the survivors knew enough of what had been done in their name and in the name of Lebensraum (living space, farms, industries and home, stolen in other lands for German prosperity).
  
  No one in the film is innocent. No one pretends to be innocent. All are guilty victims.
  
  If you care about what happened then. If you care about peace now, you must see this film.
  
  

  • 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  Written September 6, 2009

  A Woman in Berlin

  by werthie

  Good, but not great . . . An inherently depressing history lesson about the widespread rape of German women by victorious Russian troops at the end of WWII, I would have hoped for a more emotionally involving experience. Unfortunately, the movie keeps the viewer at a distance.

  • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written July 22, 2009

  The War on Women and Children: A Woman In Berlin

  by joegiustra

  An excellent action drama, beautifully photographed, directed, acted. While it tragically shows you both sides of the Russian and German invasions, the real image here is that war has been, is and will always be waged by men against women and children, the true victims of war, innocent and unarmed to fight back. That the film has a limited engagement suggests that the American movie audience doesn't care to view unpleasant truths, only pleasantly violent fantasy for children and the mentally impaired. A pity that we must patiently hunt for art in film. You can find it in A Woman In Berlin, as close to a documentary as pure drama can get.

  • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written July 27, 2009

  A Woman in Berlin

  by Glencorse

  Beautifully photographed with outstanding art direction. The performances were excellent but the film is about 20 minutes too long. Having said that , the Russian occupation of Berlin must have seemed like an eternity. Very interesting to see this film from the Germans' viewpoint. Definitely worth a visit.

  • 5 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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• I'll Pass
  Written July 11, 2009

  by Mariah Lautner

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• Must Go!
  Written October 12, 2009

  A woman in Berlin

  by dtsuchigane

  Berlin is close to my heart, it is my home town so to speak. The movie was well done and told the true story. This is certainly recorded in many books and historical files. It was concise, well interpreted and had excellent acting. I give this movie the best rating.
  

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• Oh No!
  Written November 16, 2009

  by amtoy

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• Oh No!
  Written October 12, 2009

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    dull boring plotless dispassionate dejavu

  by ThorAdeth

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• Must Go!
  Written July 26, 2009

  Woman in Berlin

  by hh946

  Powerful, moving drama. Wonderfully acted. Unforgettable.

  • 1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written July 21, 2009

  A women in Berlin

  by vassili

  "A woman in Berlin " is very powerful antiwar movie, greate ,not easy movie . Greate script, greate acting,- human haracters, smart ,honest director,general scens just fantastic, so real. and we can see a real human tragedy ,all of people-who lost ,who won...so real everything
  I'll be not surprised if this movie will be nominated for "Dskar" as a Foregn movie.
  ps, somebody in "Daily News' gave two stars - this is not qualified or not honest person
  "Metro" gave four stars -this is more close to be truth!
  I'm giving five stars, period .
  vassili
  vasily.tchaikovsky@gmail.com

  • 1 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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• I'll Pass
  Written July 12, 2009

  by holottalloven

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• Must Go!
  Written August 30, 2009

  Movie-making excellence

  by pppasolini

  There are fewer and fewer movies produced and released these days that don't primarily or significantly depend on special effects or plot gimmicks.
  Here is one that tells a story with great acting, staging and period backgrounds.
  These are the types of movies where you come out still thinking. Most American movies these days are designed to do the opposite: keep you from thinking. Perhaps no wonder.

  • 3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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• I'm In
  Written July 17, 2009

  by Cassandre2004

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• I'm In
  Written August 18, 2009

  by ManifestStefany

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• I'm In
  Written August 22, 2009

  a woman in berlin the movie!

  by corvette charlie

  
  Question? Why in the hell is this movie only showing in New York and Los Angeles and no where
  else!!!!!!! Like the Bay area!

  • 1 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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