Mitten im Sturm (2009)
1937 wird die privilegierte sowjetische Universitätsprofessorin Eugenia Ginzburg aufgrund von absurden Anschuldigungen verhaftet und zu zehn Jahren Zwangsarbeit im sibirischen Gulag verurteilt. Mit Gedichten aus der von ihr über alles geschätzten russischen Literatur gelingt ihr der intellektuelle Kraftakt, dem Wahnsinn stalinistischer Willkür nicht nur selbst die Stirn zu bieten, sondern auch ihre Leidesgenossinnen im Lager zum Durchhalten zu inspirieren. Doch als Eugenia vom Tod ihres Sohnes erfährt, erlischt ihr Lebensmut. Erst die Liebe zu dem russlanddeutschen Lagerarzt Anton Walter gibt ihr, wider aller Vernunft, neue Hoffnung: Er versteht es, trotz seines eigenen Schicksals den barbarischen Lebensbedingungen mit uneigennütziger Menschlichkeit zu begegnen. Selbst die strengsten Repressalien können nicht verhindern, dass die Beziehung der beiden allen Anfechtungen standhält.
Der Regisseur: Marleen Gorris
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Emily Watson as Evgenia Ginzburg |
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Ulrich Tukur as Dr. Anton Walter |
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Ian Hart as Beylin |
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Benjamin Sadler as Pavel |
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Ben Miller as Krasny |
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Jimmy Yuill as Siderov |
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Pearce Quigley as Yelvov |
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Monica Dolan as Pitkowskaya |
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Pam Ferris as Genia's mother |
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Agata Buzek as Lena |
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Lena Stolze as Greta |
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Torsten Münchow as |
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Heinz Lieven as Old Vlady |
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Dirk Moritz as Man in Hospital |
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Nick Dong-Sik as Confucius |
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Maria Mamona as |
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Beata Fudalej as |
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Maria Seweryn as |
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Bogusława Schubert as |
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Magdalena Górska as |
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Magdalena Gnatowska as |
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Barbara Jonak as |
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Zbigniew Zamachowski as |
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Radosław Krzyżowski as |
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Dagmar von Kurmin as |
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Ksawery Szlenkier as |
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Agnieszka Sienkiewicz as |
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Norbert Rakowski as |
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Krzysztof Globisz as |
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Katarzyna Bargiełowska as |
| Directing | Marleen Gorris | Director |
| Writing | Eugenia Ginzburg | Writer |
| Writing | Nancy Larson | Writer |
| Production | Christine Ruppert | Producer |
| Sound | Włodzimierz Pawlik | Music |
| Production | Weronika Migoń | Casting |
| Production | Sabine Schwedhelm | Casting |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Art | Ewa Skoczkowska | Production Design |
| Art | Irene Piel | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jagna Janicka | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katarzyna Lewińska | Costume Design |
| Art | Karolina Sawicka | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Dominik Schmitz | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Volker Lorig | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Olivier Poujaud | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting Associate |
| Lighting | Celio Castro | Gaffer |
| Editing | Valérie Le Docte | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Benoît Biral | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gert Janssen | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanne Woerle-Jiritano | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Artur Bartos | Special Effects |
| Production | Jeremy Burdek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Helga Binder | Executive Producer |
| Production | Priscilla Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sławomir Jóźwik | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Larson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nadia Khamlichi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vincent Macheras | Executive Producer |
| Production | Piotr Mularuk | Producer |
| Production | Magdalena Napieracz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean-Jacques Neira | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hubert Toint | Producer |
| Production | Stefan Rüll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adrian Politowski | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Arkadiusz Tomiak | Director of Photography |