Our take
A Woman in Berlin is a harrowing film. Of course, many war dramas aren’t easy to watch, as they present the worst deeds humanity has ever done. However, this story takes on a different focus. Rather than rehash the atrocities committed by Germany, which have been depicted extensively, this film looks at the atrocities that have been brushed aside– the wartime chaos wreaked by the supposed good guys, namely the Soviet Allied Forces. Detailing the rape and harassment done towards the civilian populace, A Woman in Berlin bears witness to the lengths women had to resort to to secure their safety, and the way their scars have not been treated with the same care given to the men on the frontlines.
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The story
A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
Elsewhere
"Eastwood's subject is wasted lives and wasted talent; Wilson's charisma and Hollywood's money prove irresistible, and their sheer power brings noteworthy results-but they emerge from a needless vortex of ruin."
— Richard Brody
"It's as if White Hunter, Black Heart had opened up the gap that exists in any Huston film between the playful surfaces and the depths beneath."
— Richard Combs
A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
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Who picked it
Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.
