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The Woman with the 5 Elephants

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Original title
Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten
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93 min.
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Switzerland Switzerland
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Documentary
Synopsis
First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.
Awards
2009: German Film Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary
2009: Nominada in lo European Film Awards: Best Documentary
2009: Swiss Film Awards: Best Documentary
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User history
The Woman with the 5 Elephants
2009
Vadim Jendreyko
7.0
(41)
Brussels by Night
1983
Marc Didden
6.1
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