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Angry Harvest

6.5

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Original title

Bittere Ernte

Year

1985

Running time

101 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Agnieszka Holland

Screenwriter

Agnieszka Holland, Paul Hengge. Novel: Stanislaw Mierzenski

Cast

Music

Jörg Straßburger

Cinematography

Jozef Ort-Snep

Producer

ZDF, Admiral, CCC Filmproduktion

Genre

Drama | 1940s. Nazism

Synopsis

In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place.

Awards: 1985: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1985: Montréal World Film Festival: Best Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl)

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Angry Harvest

1985

Agnieszka Holland

6.5

(199)