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Barbara

Barbara

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Barbara

2012

1h 45m

7.2(364 votes)

Drama

Overview

In 1980s East Germany, Berlin doctor Barbara is banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good-natured clinic head, Andre.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Barbara

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

André

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Klaus Schütz

Christina Hecke

Christina Hecke

Assistenzärztin Schulze

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Stationsschwester Schlösser

Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss

Medizinstudent

Carolin Haupt

Medizinstudentin

Deniz Petzold

Angelo

Rosa Enskat

Rosa Enskat

Hausmeisterin Bungert

Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Stella

Creative team

Directed by: Christian Petzold
Written by: Christian Petzold
Harun Farocki
Produced by: Florian Koerner von Gustorf
Anne Even

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