Germany / France / Poland,
1990, 112 min
Directed by:
Agnieszka HollandScreenplay:
Paul HenggeCinematography:
Jacek PetryckiComposer:
Zbigniew PreisnerCast:
Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, René Hofschneider, André Wilms, Andrzej Mastalerz, Hanns Zischler, Norbert Schwarz, Halina Labonarska, Artur Barciś (more)Plots(1)
Drama based on the life of Salomon Perel, who, after his brother fell into German hands, suppressed his Jewish heritage in order to avoid certain doom at the hands of the Nazis and inadvertently became a German hero. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1992 - Agnieszka Holland (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1993 - Best Film not in the English Language
Golden Globes
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1991 - Agnieszka Holland (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1991 - Best Foreign Language Film