Overview
Germany, 1929. Helmut Machemer and Erna Schwalbe fall madly in love and marry in 1932. Everything indicates that a bright future awaits them; but then, in 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power and their lives are suddenly put in danger because of Erna's Jewish ancestry.
Production
ARTE · Sagamedia · NDR
Cast & Characters
Michaela Kametz
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hans Machemer
Self
Thea Wilmer
Self
Ludger Terliesner
Self
Hermann Krumme
Self
Matthias Kiel
Additional Voice (voice)
Miriam Jansen
Additional Voice (voice)
Uli Auer
Additional Voice (voice)
Claudia Kaffanke
Additional Voice (voice)
Nick Gardiner
Additional Voice (voice)
Helmut Machener
Self (archive footage)
Erna Schwalbe
Self (archive footage)
Directors & Crew
Jutta Pinzler
Director
Stephan Sattig
Director
Vera Pfeifer
Producer
Tina Wollenhaupt
Producer
Verena Schwend
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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