Documentary · Germany · 1992 · 3h 12m

Liberators Take Liberties

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Director
Helke Sander
Cast
Helke Sander as Self Hildegard Knef as Self Lev Kopelev as Self Inge Deutschkron as Self
Crew
Hille Sagel — Director of Photography Ursula Höf — Editor Karin Nowarra — Editor Helke Sander — Editor Helke Sander — Writer Ulrike Herdin — Producer
Synopsis

Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 1945. Most women never spoke of their experience to anyone, due largely to the shame attached to rape in German culture at that time.

Mood & Themes
rapegermanywar crimesworld war iisoviet militaryrape victimwoman directorwar crimenazi germany
Key Collaborators
Helke Sander Director Hille Sagel Director of Photography Ursula Höf Editor Karin Nowarra Editor Helke Sander Editor Helke Sander Writer Ulrike Herdin Producer Elke Peters Producer Helke Sander Producer Klaus Volkenborn Producer
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